What you want for the holidays

In a stay-put real estate market, some of the best gifts are home-improvement tools.

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For the active DIY-er

Custom LeatherCraft 1529 Tool Bag
$30 at amazon.com

Put an end to one of your biggest frustrations: burrowing through your toolbox for gear. An open-topped tool bag keeps supplies organized and accessible. This basic model has 15 small pouches, plus loops for larger tools, and a compartmentalized tray for keeping screws, hooks, washers, and other doodads sorted and at the ready.

By Josh Garskof, Money Magazine contributing writer

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Last updated December 11 2009: 9:38 AM ET

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