Money Manager

Friday, March 18, 2016

Bismillah.
Assalamualaikum :)

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Just some sharing on managing your budget.
This app was recommended by Tn Afyan Mat Rawi during a financial management session with him in 2014.


I installed it immediately , but later found it less interesting when you always have a deficit (since you have no salary) and remove the app.


I used to record my daily expenses manually up until I think i should re-install the app.


Alhamdulillah, I installed it for the second time and found it very convenient and interesting in tracking your expenses and income. Income may vary, of course. I recommend  if you are a student, you can insert your income as allowance from your parents, relatives, PTPTN or any other scholarships. Plus, income need not necessarily be a big amount especially for students. Every single cents you earned count. Part-time jobs that pay you RM5 per hour is also considered as one :)


A students, our expenses may not deviate much, mostly we'll spent our pocket money on food, books and clothes maybe. Sometimes later, we may have to add it for rental payments, tolls, household items, utilities bills etc. Campus life is always a simple one. No need to worry about bills, parking fees, tolls, groceries etc. Appreciate. One more, dont forget to include categories for zakat, sadaqah and savings :)


There are many categories of income and expenses that you can choose. Its default currency is in Dollar, but you are free to change it to MYR. So easy. You can also play around with the settings (the income category, the expenses category, themes, colour :p)


It is also available in PC version, but that version I think is not free. A paid one. 


It feels wonderful when you reviewed your expenses for a selected period of (eg: a month or a year) and you can observe in which part you are spending the most  and where your salaries are channeled to ^_^

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When you record your cash flows (in and out), you will value it better. Plus, if you are married and having kids, it will be of utmost use to track your cashflows. Sometimes, we just do not realise where did we spent our money. Thus, i personally recommend you to make the full use of the app ^_^


Whichever ways you record the in and out of cash is fine. The point is we must manage our budget wisely and should not overspent; live within our means. Financial planning is vital considering the current economic turbulence :p


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Wassalam. 





“Pesan Guru Buat Pengantin Baru”

Thursday, March 10, 2016


Bismillah. Alhamdulillah.

Sempena musim walimatul urus ni, saya kongsikan tinta daripada Dr Zulkifli bin Mohamad al-Bakri

Saya lakarkan coretan ringkas ini untuk murid-muridku yang menuju ke Gerbang Perkahwinan. Ini kerana ramai murid-muridku yang telah melangsungkan alam rumahtangga dan ada yang sedang menanti hari bahagia itu. 
Tujuan pesanan ini bersifat umum yang sesuai difahami untuk panduan dalam melayari kehidupan. Inilah pesananku. 
• Binalah niat yang solehah dahulu di mana perkahwinan semata-mata kerana Allah dan mengikut sunnah Nabi s.a.w.  
• Menjadikannya sakinah, mawaddah dan rahmat seperti yang termaktub di dalam nas Ilahi. 
• Mengharapkan suami/isteri dan zuriat solehah yang menjadi penawar kehidupan dan penyejuk mata hati. 
• Bercita-cita melaksanakan hak-hak yang wajib dan mu’asyarah dengan ma’ruf. 
• Matlamatkan untuk menjadi suami mithali dan isteri mithaliah yang seterusnya menjadi ibu bapa mithali dan contoh terbaik kepada anak-anak. 
• Binalah keluarga dengan qiamullail pada setiap malam dan solat berjemaah. 
• Lazimilah majlis-majlis ilmu bersifat mingguan. 
• Saling hadiah-menghadiahi antara pasangan dan kaum keluarga. 
• Jika berlaku salah faham dan juga ingin membuat keputusan yang besar hendaklah disyura antara suami Isteri.
• Laksanakanlah nafkah zahir dan batin dengan penuh keikhlasan dan kasih sayang. 
• Binalah hubungan yang baik dengan kaum keluarga daripada kedua-dua belah pihak dengan menyantuni dan menziarahinya. 


Seterusnya sedikit pesanan dengan "JANGAN". Antaranya: 
• JANGAN cepat marah dan melenting 
• JANGAN cemburu buta 
• JANGAN kedekut dan bakhil 
• JANGAN mudah merajuk 
• JANGAN pukul-memukul 
• JANGAN suka mencampuri urusan orang lain yang tiada kena mengena dengan kita 
• JANGAN suka berhutang kecuali yang perlu dan dharurat sahaja.

Ingatlah rumah tangga ibarat melayari bahtera yang kadang-kadang dilanda ombak dan angin yang kencang. Boleh jadi bongkah batu karang di tengah samudera boleh memecahkan bahtera tersebut. Justeru perlu ada hikmah dan sentiasa tawajjuh serta munajat kepada-Nya.
Selamat Pengantin Baru dan semoga diberkati Allah dalam kehidupan.
Gurumu yang ikhlas, SS Ustaz Datuk Dr. Zulkifli bin Mohamad al-Bakri 7 Mei 2015M bersamaan 18 Rejab 1436H

Wallahua'lam :)