There are a lot of ways that you can homeschool on a shoestring budget . Here are some tips to get you started.
Don’t Buy Books – If you are a part of an active and large enough support group you can always borrow the books you need in the homeschool classroom. There are also places where you can rent used books for the academic session. If you attend library sales you may be able to get a wealth of books at a fraction of the price you would pay elsewhere. This does work out much cheaper in the long run.
Create Wish Lists – Family and friends are always looking to make a meaningful contribution of gifts on special occasions. Help them get it right by adding all that you need to a visible wish list. You could post it online on a blog that you run. Major stores like Amazon allow you to have public wish lists that can be seen by your well wishers. That way no one needs to ask you what to get, they can just pick something off the wish list and send it to you.
Reuse Material Where Possible – Some study material can be passed on from student to student in subsequent grade years. Educational games, reference books, atlases, even stationary material may be easily reused by the younger student in the homeschool classroom. So when you end an academic session scan through the materials you have used in that grade that can be reused and put them away safely for the next year.
Make Frugal Field Trips – Most field trips that take you out of the house to a special location will come at an additional cost, if only that f gas and food. However some field trips that require entrance fees and a fair amount of transportation cost may be difficult for the homeschooling family to undertake. Especially if they are struggling to make the budget stretch. In such cases closer to home and cheaper trips make a lot more sense. You can still get a lot of learning done on a frugal field trip if you plan it out well.
