FAQ: Is Homeschooling Expensive?

The majority of homeschoolers are single-income families who consequently look for simple, inexpensive resources to use in teaching their children. While the Internet is an excellent resource, it is also rife with links to educational materials that too often lead to pages of dubious value, commercial products, or more links to more links to more links. Homeschool Your Child for Free breaks this cycle of frustration. Inside you will find hundreds of free resources that truly deliver. LauraMaery Gold and Joan M. Zielinski share the best sites for everything from reading-readiness activities for preschoolers to science projects for teens.

Homeschooling on a Shoestring:
A Jam-Packed Guide
by Melissa L. Morgan, Judith Waite Allee
Forward by Jonni McCoy

Review from author: Rebeca Rupp, PhD
On cost of homeschooling, this book has a lot of hints and helps for homeschooling frugally - includes chapters on family budgeting, home businesses, simplifying one's life, low-cost learning resources, and so on.

Frugal Families:
Making the Most of Your Hard Earned Money
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by Jonni McCoy
Looking for ways to cut down on your budget and expenses without cutting back on your lifestyle?! Jonni begins with examining the cost of working, shows you how to get your whole family (even kids!) on the path to frugality, and then follows up with tips on gardening as a way to cut grocery costs. The rest of the book is jam-packed with literally hundreds of cost-saving tips, strategies, techniques, and recipes that will help your family cut your budget and lower your expenses without feeling deprived or left out.

The Complete Home Learning Source Book:
The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from arithmetic
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by Rebecca Rupp
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"To School or Not To School"
Designed for the more than half-a-million families who are homeschooling their children, this book contains annotated lists of sources, including books, CD-ROMs, Web sites, audiotapes, and other essential tools.