ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW | | | | | | Daniel de Visé | Personal Finance Reporter
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The job market may be cooling, but working part-time is still hot. |
A record number of Americans are choosing to work part-time, Paul Davidson reports, including stay-at-home mothers , teens, retirees seeking extra cash to cope with inflation, and employees who burned out on their full-time jobs while covering for missing colleagues during COVID. |
After the health crisis, "people did some sort of reconsideration," says Lonnie Golden, a professor of economics and labor at Penn State University who studies work schedules and workplace flexibility. "They just don't want to overwork." | NHTSA investigating after Chrysler Pacifica plug-in catches fire Chris Hawkins |
'It could happen to them' |
"It kind of hit you in the face" as soon as you walked in the garage, Hawkins said of "the intense and pungent burning plastic smell." |
That smell in his Chesterfield, Missouri, garage turned to smoke. Within minutes, Betty Lin-Fisher reports, the family's 2018 Chrysler Pacifica was on fire. The plug-in hybrid electric van was off at the time, plugged in for charging. |
That was less than two months after Chris and Ellie Hawkins had the vehicle serviced for a recall linked to a risk of fire. The couple is now questioning the effectiveness of the fix, and worried the same thing could happen to other unsuspecting Pacifica plug-in owners. |
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The chain also announced it is adding new employee benefits to "prioritize financial and mental health," including a student loan retirement match program, where the company will match up to 4% of eligible employee's salaries to their 401(k) if they make eligible student loan payments. |
Burrito season, according to Chipotle, runs from March to May and is the busiest time of year for the fast-casual restaurant chain. Who knew? |
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Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today. | | | | The economy grew faster than expected in Q4. A pullback is expected this year. Most, but not all, forecasters think the U.S. can avoid recession. | | | |  | In December, 22 million Americans chose to work part-time, an all-time high. | | | | A Missouri couple's 2018 Pacifica electric minivan caught fire while plugged in the garage, two months after being "serviced" for a fire-risk recall. | | | | Tesla released its fourth quarter and full year results to investors on Tuesday. The company warned of slower volume growth causing shares to slip. | | | | The Macintosh revolutionized home computing in the 1980s, but today's laptops are far more powerful. | | | | Some consumers have made posts on social media claiming the viral cups have tested positive for lead. | | | | Analysts say more streaming subscribers are canceling services or are hopping from one service to another to save money as subscription prices go up. | | | | We're living healthier and longer lives. So why retire before 70? It turns out a lot of things could force us to stop working sooner. | | | | Chipotle Mexican Grill says burrito season, from March to May, is its busiest time of year, and is looking to hire 19,000 employees. | | | | Here's everything to know about the increasing fees aimed at tourists and how they will impact your travel. | | | | |  | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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