Many low-income earners finding it hard to cope with rising cost of living

A tough life: Hawker Aminah Zaidi is finding it hard to cope with life due to the rising cost o f living. -SAIFUL BAHRI /The Star

EARNING a meagre income of RM1,400 as an air-conditioning serviceman, K. Krishnamoorthy is finding it difficult to pay for his family’s daily expenses, let alone buy new school supplies for three of his school-going children, aged between eight and 12.

The 30-year-old father, who has another 18-month-old child, said money was never enough no matter what.