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Homeschool
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The majority of homeschoolers are single-income families who
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This book is essential for all home schoolers that desire to
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Livelihood
Issues
How much does it cost to homeschool?
How can we tightly budget and still give our children a fine
education?
Budgeting
A Tax Write-off?
AN A to Z ARTICLE
Can I write off any homeschooling expenses on my taxes?
Developing
a Homeschool Budget
So, how much does homeschooling cost anyway? As much as you can
afford. That isn't a very comforting answer, but it is a realistic
one. By Barbara L.M. Handley, Another Path.
What
It Costs to Homeschool?
This was an informal, voluntary, anonymous survey of homeschooling
families in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Budget Shopping
Budget Shop
AN A TO Z DIRECTORY
Send for free curriculum, rent materials, or make a bid on very
low priced curriculum from eBay or sell it there. Find used curriculum
swaps.
But Don't Be Cheap!
"Frugal"
versus (Downright) "Cheap"
If a homeschooler takes the time of someone who sells a product
they're interested in, it is only right that the product be purchased
from them. This goes beyond more than just "good stewardship
of your money"; it is "good stewardship of your homeschool
servants." By Barb Shelton.
Moneybags?
Why is homeschooling perceived as an upper-class luxurious lifestyle,
instead of one lived by the splendid tightwads we are? By Laura
Weldon, HEM S/O 2003.
What
Is It With Homeschoolers & Money?
Fair market value is not a concept that seems to be embraced
by the homeschool community at large. Why? By Diane Keith, Homefires.
Simple Secrets
A Frugal,
Simple Life
Homeschooling mom shares her secrets of frugal living to help
your dollars stretch.
Homeschooling for Free
If you use your talents, creativity and footwork to provide an education for your children, you not only save money, but you are teaching your children valuable life skills. Your children can see that their education is important to you. They see that money doesn't buy everything. By Kathryn Frazier, HEM S/Oƒ07
Homeschooling
On A Budget
My family has built our curriculum around library resources.
Homeschooling families use the library in two ways: researching
items of interest, and discovering topics for further study.
By Isabel Shaw.
Homeschooling
on a Shoestring
The purpose of this page is to make available ways of cutting
costs while homeschooling. We hope this will enable you to save
money while maintaining a high quality of education.
Inexpensive
Educational Supplies
How much are supplies for unschooling? It ranges somewhere between
nothing and everything--the whole budget.
One
Income Living in a Two Income World
I hear it all the time: "It must be nice making so much
money you can be home with your kids. We could never afford to
do that." Excuse me?!
Online Groups
Tightwadding
Homeschoolers
This Yahoo Group is aimed towards frugal living and homeschooling
(together or separate) but any other discussion is welcome.
The
Thrifty Homeschooler Group and Blog
The goal of this newsletter is to support homeschooling families,
most living on one income in a two-income economy, by offering
ideas and tips on how to save money in your home and school.
Maureen Wittmann is the coauthor of A Catholic Homeschool Treasury: Nurturing Children's
Love for Learning.
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