The Daily Money: It's Giving Tuesday. What to know about the movement.

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Tuesday, November 29

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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.

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🎵 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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