10 Ways Thrifty People Homeschool
The new school year got me thinking as to all the ways our family saves money on homeschooling. Here are 10 of those ways.
10 Ways Thrifty People Homeschool
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1. Thrifty Homeschoolers Know Where To Find Free Educational Apps
Our family has gotten several useful math and geography apps from Apps Gone Free available for free at the Apple App Store
Our family also love Smart Apps For Kids In just one week I saved $36 by getting a full series of Spanish apps. for my son for free.
3. Thrifty Homeschoolers Know Where To Find Free Books
The largest source of free books is of course the library, but there are plenty of other sources available online for both free paperback books and eBooks.
5. Thrifty Homeschoolers Use Retail Me Not And Other Discount Code Sites
Our family buys most of our curriculum through Christian Book Distributors and I always check for a free shipping code at Retail Me Not before pressing enter. More often than not there is one available saving me as much as $25 per order (I order a lot of books at once)
6. Thrifty Homeschoolers Shop & Sell At Secondhand Curriculum Sales
I always bring my oldest child along to the secondhand curriculum sales. He mans the selling table while I shop. By both shopping the sale and selling at the sale we not only save money but we also go home having made money.
7. Thrifty Homeschoolers use free websites for schooling
When my children were little they I used Starfall to help teach them to read. As they grew older I started using Spelling City to help with their spelling list. I know there are other great free sites out there that are great for homeschooling and would love for you to share them in the comment section with my readers.
8. Thrifty Homeschoolers make the most of their Netflix account
If you have younger kids they can watch Sid The Science Kid for science. Slightly older kids can watch Magic School Bus. My older kids benefited from How It Is Made and many other series found on Netflix that help bring science to life. (I am not saying this should be your only science curriculum just a way to enrich it)
9. Thrifty Homeschoolers Take Advantage Of Free & Low Cost Community Events
Our family goes to the children’s museum on free days. We know when the city zoo near us has reduced admission prices. I keep my eyes peeled for free or low cost music and theater events.
10. Thrifty Homeschoolers Shop Yard Sales
My children don’t care what their binders look like since they are never leaving the house with them so I purchase them for .25 cents to .50 cents each at yard sales. I also find packages of unused blank flash cards,fancy themed pencils, great nonfiction and fiction titles and sometimes even actual homeschooling curriculum.