ABSTRACT Papalele is a group of people who are routine sellers activity. They have been known to the people of Ambon Maluku City, as tough sellers since the past. The term papalele is addressed to them, more because of their local identity. Therefore, this paper wants to show that the papalele struggle to meet the demands of household economic life and the distribution of household duties for family members is inevitable. Increasing various needs of household economy, but household economy still survive. Therefore, to answer the purpose of this paper, the research method used is a qualitative approach and the type of case study research. The results of this discussion indicate that the simple daily life of the papalele seems to help explain the strength of the struggle of live. When energy and time are fully devoted to the interests of the family, at least it has formed their character to maintain the existence of the family as a form of social responsibility. Keysword: Dynamic, Economi, Household, Papalele, Income I. INTRODUCTION Maluku Province, especially in Ambon City, has a number of people who carry out economic activities as small traders. Their activity group is no different from other small traders, the group that participates in activities with local clothes and equipment that are characteristic of local Maluku people. The clothes they wear are kebaya (traditional clothing). Meanwhile, merchandise tends to be of a small scale. These traders, are housewives who also struggle to increase the family level. With a small profit per day, but they can last from generation to generation. The activity of papalele traders has emerged for a long time and has become one of the traditional activities carried out by women. Generally, Ambonese people easily distinguish papalele from traveling traders. In plain view, the trading functions carried out by the two of them are no different, both of them sell, but papalele traders are known as local traders, in the sense that they are people who come from villages around Ambon city and even in the surrounding villages. Ambon Island and Saparua Island.. Papalele as a small trader who works in public spaces. But unfortunately there are no research documents or statistical data that can identify its existence. So far there has not been a single data regarding the number of papalele in Ambon city. This limitation makes it difficult to identify whether the papalelle has increased or decreased over time. However, this does not mean that it is difficult to mathematically calculate the contribution of papalele to development. (Soegijono, 2011) in general all villages in Ambon city have community members who become papalele. If we count the average of 20 papalele in Ambon city per village, there are 600 papalele. II. LITERATURE REVIEW Household Economics and Fulfillment of Living Needs (household economics and livelihood) The activities of petty traders are inseparable from household and the fulfillment of their daily needs. The household is a social unit that appears to meet the needs of its members. That is why when a household must be supported, the household members must at least PAPALELE'S HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC DYNAMICS IN INCREASING INCOME Simon Pieter Soegijono1, Esther Kembauw2 1Economic Faculty, Indonesian Moluccas Christian University - Ambon 2Department Social Economic, Agriculture Faculty, Pattimura University - Ambon Email: 1pietersoegijono@yahoo.com; 2ekembauw@yahoo.co.id Income to Pay for Children's Education The income from the papalele business is prioritized to pay for children's schools. A form of indirect investment. Responsibility to children is manifested through the provision of education costs that come from papalele results Division of Work in Households Even though they have worked hard, it does not mean that household duties are delegated to their husbands. Household routine tasks are the obligations of a mother. This role is usually carried out alone, starting from cookin