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By David Muhlbaum, Contributing Editor, Kiplinger.com

December 7, 2011

Allow me to take a bow on behalf of Cameron Huddleston and the rest of us here at Kiplinger: Frugaldad.com has named us one of his “Top Frugality Blogs of 2011” — with a special shout-out to our Most Overlooked Tax Deductions feature (freshly updated, by the way).

In homage to Frugal Dad, this week’s roundup focuses on items that may (just may) be of more appeal to the dads among us.

Coming from a mixed-tradition family, we're still sorting out what we want to focus on during the holidays (one of my daughters is obsessed with Festivus, go figure). Money Ning contributor Tracy suggests you might just want to coin your own tradition and save some coin at the same time in her post 3 Inexpensive Holiday Traditions to Start With Your Kids.

Here are several other items for kid-juggling parents

Raising Entrepreneurial Kids… “Too Soon” to Start? [Man vs. Debt]
" We haven’t yet talked about how selling to family isn’t a good long-term growth strategy. But at three and a half years old, I figure we have some time. For now, I think this is a good start."

Why We Had Children Before We Could Afford To [Wealth Pilgrim]
"You may really want to go to Paris, but if you are in debt up to your eyeballs, it would be a huge mistake to go. Is having a child before you can afford one any different?"

Kids Who Are Gift-less are Gifted [zenhabits]
"The reaction of my kids when I talked to them (once again) about not buying presents? They completely understood my anti-consumerism reasoning, and they were excited to come up with new ideas."

14 Fun Winter Staycation Ideas [WiseBread]

"Yes, we could all use a vacation from reality this winter. But the reality is, a lot of us still can’t afford it. If you’re one of those folks who needs to get away but who can’t find the funds to make it happen, don’t sweat it. Stay home, save your money, and find something fun to do to help you relax — even if only for a few hours. Here are 14 ideas to jumpstart the planning."

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