Jews highly value having an abundance of money for the sake of caring for their families and for helping the needy.

But seek the abode of the Hereafter in that which Allah hath given thee and neglect not thy portion of the world, and be thou kind even as Allah hath been kind to thee, and seek not corruption in the earth; lo! Allah loveth not corrupters,

The philosophy of the rich and the poor is this: the rich invest their money and spend what is left. The poor spend their money and invest what is left.

When you hold on mentally and emotionally to what you had, there is no way to create and recognize the greater wealth that you may already have.

The likeness of those who spend their wealth in Allah's way is as the likeness of a grain which groweth seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains. Allah giveth increase manifold to whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.

I don't think investing is that hard! It's doing the simple things on a regular basis