Home school can be very expensive but it doesn't have to be. Between the two of us we have a lot of home school experience. But we have even more experience saving money and budgeting for the things we want and need. Home school is no different than our other dives into money saving. It takes planning..hence the timing of this episode. We are starting to plan for next year and thought it might be interesting to talk about our process.
Have you heard our other talks on this topic? Check those out HERE HERE and HERE We really like home school as you can tell.
Check back soon. This is the first of 2 episodes on this topic. There are so many ways to save!
Thanks to Lauren's Husband, Steve, for creating THIS document (pictured above) to help us stay organized.
Recap
Create a budget and shop for used curriculum to save money.
Decide what counts as part of home school and what doesn't.
Plan dedicated research time to find the best resources.
Be an active part of the homeschooling community to access free or discounted resources.
Find used materials and take advantage of free field trips to save money.
Add extra expenses after budgeting for core subjects.
Check back on your spending a few times a year.
Use educational expenses as gifts for special occasions.
Chapters
00:00 Tip 1: Create a budget
01:21 Tip 2: Shop for used curriculum
03:12 Tip 3: Plan dedicated research time
07:46 Tip 4: Be an active part of the homeschooling community
11:16 Tip 5: Find used materials
14:59 Tip 6: Take advantage of free field trips
16:14 Tip 7: Add extra expenses after budgeting for core subjects
20:54 Tip 8: Use educational expenses as gifts
Music is by Oliver Massa. It is called Weekend Chores
Home school can be very expensive but it doesn't have to be. Between the two of us we have a lot of home school experience. But we have even more experience saving money and budgeting for the things we want and need. Home school is no different than our other dives into money saving. It takes planning..hence the timing of this episode. We are starting to plan for next year and thought it might be interesting to talk about our process.
Have you heard our other talks on this topic? Check those out HERE HERE and HERE We really like home school as you can tell.
Check back soon. This is the first of 2 episodes on this topic. There are so many ways to save!
Thanks to Lauren's Husband, Steve, for creating THIS document (pictured above) to help us stay organized.
Recap
Create a budget and shop for used curriculum to save money.
Decide what counts as part of home school and what doesn't.
Plan dedicated research time to find the best resources.
Be an active part of the homeschooling community to access free or discounted resources.
Find used materials and take advantage of free field trips to save money.
Add extra expenses after budgeting for core subjects.
Check back on your spending a few times a year.
Use educational expenses as gifts for special occasions.
Chapters
00:00 Tip 1: Create a budget
01:21 Tip 2: Shop for used curriculum
03:12 Tip 3: Plan dedicated research time
07:46 Tip 4: Be an active part of the homeschooling community
11:16 Tip 5: Find used materials
14:59 Tip 6: Take advantage of free field trips
16:14 Tip 7: Add extra expenses after budgeting for core subjects
20:54 Tip 8: Use educational expenses as gifts
Music is by Oliver Massa. It is called Weekend Chores