32 Enterprise Management Some respondents carried out other businesses within their main business to earn more money. Chan (Strawberry seller, Yangon) earned MMK 8000 ($8) from selling strawberries and also picked strawberries for his friends, a service that he earned an additional MMK 200-300 ($0.2-$0.3)/person/day. Zaw (Journal seller, Nay Pyi Taw) earned MMK 2500-3500 ($2.5-$3.5) /day out of selling journals and also sold lottery tickets out of which he earned MMK 70 ($0.7)/ticket. Diya (Bicycle repairer, Yangon) made MMK 4000-4500 ($4-$4.5)/day from repairing bicycles. She also earned MMK 100-1000 ($0.1-$1) out of repairing umbrellas everyday. After understanding the MEs income we will now understand their expenditures. 3.4 EXPENDITURE Diya also repairs umbrellas other than repairing bicycles In most cases, a large part of the income was used for buying raw materials, in daily commute, buying daily groceries/daily meals (in case of migrants), paying daily interest to the money lenders, in electricity, water, house/shop rent, taxes, donation for religious ceremonies, children’s education and in buying accessories, equipment and other resources necessary for business either daily or periodically. Out of the total expenditure, a large portion of MEs income is allocated to buying raw materials for the next day. Crystals (Fan seller, Yangon) made an investment of MMK 10,000 ($10) daily on fans. Chan (Strawberry seller, Yangon)) spent MMK 12,000 per day ($12) on fruits. Win (Assorted fruit snacks and jams, Mandalay) spent MMK 8000-9000 daily to buy fruits, MMK 300 ($0.3) on ice and MMK 500 ($0.5) to buy 2 packets of plastic bag. Chit (Cheroot maker, Bago) earned MMK 2500 ($2.5) for rolling 1000 cheroots and spent most of it in buying raw materials for the next day. Some part of her income went in buying daily groceries. Maung making a smal doormat Some MEs invested in raw materials depending on the orders they got. Maung (coconut doormat maker, Bago) invested MMK 1000 ($1) on one bag of coconut fiber sufficient for making 6 door mats. MMK 900 ($0.9) for 6 ropes to tie the fiber to make 6 mats. He spent MMK 400 ($0.4) for one tical (16.6 gm) of paint. He bought paint brush for MMK 2000 ($2) when required.