Tough time for Gen-Yers as cost of living continues to rise


Custom officers keying in data to register companies on a website in preparation for the upcoming goods and services tax. Gen-Yers are likely to be affected the most when the new tax comes into effect in April next year. — Bernama.

DEALING with money is a skill often overlooked by most but it is becoming crucial to a generation trying to survive as the cost of living continues to rise.

Gen-Yers, usually born between 1980s and early 1990s, are commonly regarded as the “here and now” generation.

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