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Tertiary Students Find Creative Ways to Tackle High Living Cost

Bernama:
Realising he could not depend totally on his education loan, Ag Mohd Nasharudin Awang Nayan, 20, opted to work part-time at a restaurant near where he stayed. [...]

Meanwhile, Mohd Faeis Mohd Niza, 22, chose to be thrifty in his daily spending to face the hike in living costs.

"I do my own cooking except if I am too busy," he said.

Sharing a car and using public transportation is how Hamiza Hamidon, 25, a Textile Technology degree student at UiTM minimised the effect of the increase in the price of petrol on daily spending. [...]

She also suggested that the usage of the Student Discount Card, which was introduced in 2012, be expanded.
1Malaysia Student Discount Card (Kad Diskaun Siswa 1Malaysia, KADS1M)
1Malaysia Student Discount Card (Kad Diskaun Siswa 1Malaysia, KADS1M)
A quick check reveals more merchants are added to the official 1Malaysia Student Discount Card (Kad Diskaun Siswa 1Malaysia, KADS1M) updated merchant list, offering discount to Malaysian undergraduates.