Friday, December 3, 2021

The Daily Money: November jobs report; the weekend's best holiday sales

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Friday, December 3

Hello, Daily Money readers. Jayme Deerwester with you again after a long slog of a week – but we made it.

WEEKEND SALES ALERT: The deals didn't stop after Cyber Monday. Here are the bargains on offer starting Friday.

Bath & Body Works:  Apparently, y'all enjoy setting things on fire since the annual $10.25 3-wick Candle Day Sale item is our top story this morning.

Burger King:  With Whoppers going for 37 cents, Wimpy the "Popeye" character can actually afford to buy a burger this weekend instead of offering to pay Tuesday.

Target: Gift cards are 10% off this weekend. Time to cross that impossible-to-shop-for person off you list.

💡 INSIGHT OF THE DAY:  Give some thought to continuing to shop local this weekend and during the rest of this holiday season . After all, small businesses don't stop needing your help after Thanksgiving weekend – and given all the nonstop economic turmoil this year, they need your help more than ever.  Plus, given the ongoing supply-chain issues, they might even have that product you can't seem to find at the big-box stores.  Small business guru Rhonda Abrams shares six ways you can support your favorite vendors throughout the holidays. And if you are a small business owner, Steve Strauss shows you how to use the holidays to take your social media to the next level.

Other stories you won't want to miss:

1. November jobs report.  The economy added just 210,000 jobs in November even as COVID cases fell. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.2%.

2. States with the worst worker shortages.  Massachusetts tops the five states with the worst worker shortages. See where yours ranks.

3.  Adulting 101.  Gen Z reporter Morgan Hines shares what she learned by going through her first health care open enrollment period.

4. Want a secure retirement?  Then check off these three must-do tasks to accomplish before the end of the year

5.  Estate planning.  Here's how it can help you pass down a house to your kids and give them a financial leg up.

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MOOD MUSIC:  Today's lyric comes from my fellow Kentuckian, rapper Jack Harlow, and goes out to anyone starting to think about how they're going to make their 2022 better than 2021: "Know my soul isn't trapped.  But what's holding me back is the old me. In fact, I'ma get intact, I'ma get it back. Mama, hold me to that."

In this file photo, a man wearing a face mask walks past a sign "Now Hiring" in front of a store amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 14, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia.
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