Book Review: Think Dinar!

I was searching for a proper,long-term way of investment and interested in Dinar. Then, few days ago, I bought this book at Gramedia.

Written by Endy J. Kurniawan, this book explains the urgency of investing in Dinar, namely the volatile value of Rupiah and other fiat money (even, the trend shows that Rupiah depreciates time by time, because of inflation), and how Dinar value is more stable in long terms, even  getting higher (if calculated by depreciating Rupiah) time by time, and also how it can be a part of applying the whole value of Islam (although non-muslims can invest with Dinar too).

"Ayo, jadi muslim kaya!"
The first chapter starts with convincing people to be eager to be rich. As a matter of fact, Muhammad was a very rich businessman. Wait, maybe since we were kids, we were taught that Islam teach us to be humble and Zuhud. Zuhud means living simply and not being too glamorous and too extravagant. But, what we need to know is, Zuhud is not the same with being poor. Poor is having no or very little amount of money then you have no choice beside living so simply. While Zuhud is a choice, it means you have money, but instead of wasting it to unimportant things, you use it for charity for the betterment of the society, sincerely because of Allah.
Moreover, when you are rich, you have more opportunities to help more people, and get more mercy from Allah.

Why Dinar?

Do you know that a single Dinar, a 4.25 grams of 22-carat gold coin, was priced Rp1.5 millions
 in December 2010, and it became Rp1.6millions in January 2011, Rp1.7 millions in March 2011, and Rp1.8 millions in May 2011? The trend shows a rapid increase of Dinar (if converted to Rupiah).

Dinar is standardized (22 carat, 4.25 grams). It is liquid, you could immediately convert it to money according to your needs. Regarding the instability of fiat money, Dinar is a good choice of saving and protecting your money value.

Well...
However, don't equalize Dinar with stocks. In a short term, trading Dinar may not be profitable. But, in a long term, it benefits you in many ways.

Of course if you want bigger returns and steady investment, establishing real business is better. But it's not mutually exclusive with investing in Dinar. With real business, you push the economy, create job opportunities, have more profits. And it usually needs big money. With Dinar, you protect your money value, and it doesn't need big money.

Read the book yourself to understand more about Dinar. I'm afraid my explanations here are too simplifying, and not comprehensive enough. :)

So me!

from http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx
*i got the link from mas Tata's notes*

Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.
 
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are not looking merely for a girl/boyfriend - you are looking for your life partner. Perhaps you should be more open-minded about who you spend time with. The person you are looking for might hide their charm under their exterior.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
The seriousness of your love:
Your have very sensible tactics when approaching the opposite sex. In many ways people find your straightforwardness attractive, so you will find yourself with plenty of dates.
Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.
The right job for you:
You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success.
How do you view success:
You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.
What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.
Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

I need to focus..focus! >,<