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| Hey there, Daily Money readers. It's Bailey Schulz, here to bring you today's top headlines. |
| It's Giving Tuesday today, which means one more day of spending after Black Friday and Cyber Monday . But instead of discounted TVs and toys, today's purchases are meant to be all about generously giving back. |
| The annual day of giving began in 2012 and has since grown to a year-round movement celebrated across more than 85 countries. |
| Giving Tuesday's Instagram account lists plenty of ways to give kindness, including: |
| • | Paying for the coffee of someone behind you in line. | | • | Beautifying a neighborhood corner by planting flowers. | | • | Donating old laptops to a STEM school or nonprofit. | | • | Picking up trash around the neighborhood. | | • | Leaving quarters at the laundromat. | |
🎅 Meet me on Skype, Santa 🎅 |
| Virtual Santa visits, a trend that started during the pandemic, seem to be here to stay. |
| Dozens of websites offer the option to chat with Santa via Zoom, Facetime, Skype or other video chat apps. The appeal remains this year as cases of RSV, a respiratory virus especially dangerous to young children, are on the rise. |
| Short sessions, typically 10 to 15 minutes long, start at about $30. Prices vary based on the Santa and the timing and length of the call. |
📰 More stories you shouldn't miss 📰 |
| Your holiday shopping may suffer from supply chain woes. But here's how to avoid them. |
| Half of Twitter's top advertisers have left the platform since Elon Musk's takeover, report says |
| Elon Musk's Neuralink to host a 'show and tell.' What we know about the brain implant startup. |
| Cyber Monday might be over, but these sales are still live |
🎵 Today's playlist 🎵 |
| Have you seen music festival lineups taking over social media? Odds are they aren't real. |
| Third-party website Instafest uses Spotify data to create a three-day music festival lineup based on your 36 favorite artists, with the top three headlining each day of the imaginary festival. |
| You also get a "basic score" that tells you how niche your festival music is, on a scale of 0-100. (I got 64, with Taylor Swift and Lizzo in my top three.) |
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