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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 15 MIN

What’s Trending: Why are married couples calling each other “roommates” and is RAM really better than gold?

from Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian · host MONEY FM 89.3

Would you call your spouse your “teammate” instead of “baby”? And would you believe that your old laptop might be a better investment than gold? On today’s episode of What’s Trending, Hongbin Jeong and Alexandra Parada dive into two unexpected trends shaking up the internet: married couples in China ditching lovey-dovey pet names in favour of practical titles like “teammate” or “roommate,” sparking debate over whether modern relationships are becoming more like partnerships than romance. And the surprising tech gold rush is happening at Sim Lim Square, where used laptops are being stripped for valuable RAM and SSD parts amid an AI-driven chip shortage that’s sending prices soaring.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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