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OK, I've got a couple of news stories that some listeners have flagged for me.
This one is new research found that young adults with overly involved parents have less prestigious jobs than their peers.
And it goes on to say helicopter parenting doesn't end at high school.
And your research suggests it may come with unintended negative career consequences.
adults aged 18 to 28 for up to a decade, repeatedly surveying them about family relationships and work outcomes.
Parents who frequently advised, closely monitoring decisions and stayed highly involved appeared to make it harder for their children to fully launch into the labor market.
And it also says this group of kids typically had lower occupational prestige than the peers with parents who took a step back.
Okay, and then one other one that was flagged is pretty interesting.
airlines about $580 million in fuel per year.
It goes on to say, airlines are obsessive about keeping costs low and take creative steps to lighten their loads.
According to the report, United started printing its airline magazine on lighter paper, and that move saved them $290,000 in fuel costs.
Passengers who weighed 180 pounds now weighed about 162 pounds.
It could save them up to 580 million in fuel savings per year.
Yeah, you can't do that.
You can't write a ticket.