Cover image via @farraheeda (Threads)
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The RM100 SARA aid may have been meant for groceries, but some entrepreneurial Malaysians saw it differently
When the government rolled out the SARA scheme, the idea was to provide RM100 in monthly aid for daily necessities. Most people use it as intended, buying cooking oil, rice, eggs, and other basics.
But a few Malaysians thought outside the box. Instead of spending it all on groceries, they channelled it into small ventures, proving how far even RM100 can go when paired with creativity and determination.
A student from Bangi turned her SARA credit into a kek batik business
Threads user @farraheeda shared how her daughter, a student, used the aid to buy baking supplies. With her passion for desserts and a knack for spotting what sells in her community, she baked kek batik to sell.
According to Majoriti, Farraheeda's daughter loves taking tiramisu and brownies orders during semester breaks. With SARA, she can save money to sell kek batik. Her daughter used the RM100 credit to buy MILO, Marie biscuits, and milk.
Following her mother's post on Threads, her effort went viral. She added that the kek batik business sold out in just one day. What started with RM100 worth of ingredients quickly grew into a small but steady side business.
Netizens cheered her on, flooding the comments section with words of support and encouragement.
Meanwhile, a housewife kick-started a kuih business with her husband's RM100 credit
According to BERNAMA, NurSyafiqah Sobri, a housewife, decided to spend some of her husband's SARA to set up kuih business. With just RM30, she bought flour and sugar and began making cucur badak, popia, keria, and apom with her daughters.
The sales has her RM50 to RM80 weekly. While modest, the income helps her support her household, and she says she's grateful for the opportunity to contribute.
