How Do You Save Money On Homeschooling Curriculum?
• Set a budget of how much you want to spend on materials and resolve to stick to it. • Make a list of homeschooling essentials. Be sure to accurately distinguish between a “need” versus a “want”. • Find out which resources are available at your local library, and which can be obtained through interlibrary loan. • Look for used books and supplies at thrift stores, used book stores, garage sales, and online providers. • Purchase new materials from discount suppliers. • Purchase new materials at a homeschool curriculum fair in order to receive a show discount or save money on shipping. • Search the internet for free homeschooling materials such as games, printable worksheets, and flashcards. • Buy one science, history, art, music and Bible curriculum to use with multiple ages, instead of buying a separate program for each child in the family. • Buy reusable materials that you can hand down to younger children, instead of consumable workbooks. • Share the cost of curriculum with another h
