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Can You Afford To Homeschool?

by Lisa Asanowicz | Dec 7, 2021 | Glimpses of Life | 0 |

Homeschooling has become very popular! In recent years there has been an explosion in learning...

How To Menu Plan Weekly

by Kristy Jensen | Oct 29, 2020 | Home Life | 0 |

How to Menu Plan Weekly I have been menu planning for several years now. It began out of necessity...

Taking Your Homeschool On The Road Is As Easy As 1, 2, 3!

by Lisa Asanowicz | Jul 23, 2019 | Schools of Thought | 0 |

Are you intimidated by the thought of packing up your family and going on the road for a...

Homeschooling Money-Saving Techniques

by Heather Vogler | Apr 22, 2019 | Getting Organized | 0 |

The thought of sending my children to a public school makes me nervous for the simple fact that...

Taming the Ink Beast

by Heather Vogler | Sep 28, 2016 | Getting Organized | 0 |

Have you ever found the perfect online printable only to remember you are almost out of ink? Your printer technically still works and you know that the “low ink” warning will give you a few more decent pages. You cross your fingers. Page one works, sigh. Page two starts to go fuzzy and then it happens, the ink is gone.

Freebies for Homeschoolers

by Heather Vogler | May 16, 2016 | Resources | 0 |

Homeschooling takes time. And money. Some families I know set aside the same sum you would spend on a private school for materials. Others have a limited budget of only a few hundred dollars a year for resources. Some school for only pennies, using free resources online.

5 Field Trip Ideas for Young Ones

by Heather Vogler | Feb 3, 2016 | Extracurricular | 0 |

Looking to take your young ones on some field trips this year but plan on sticking to a tight budget? Here are some inexpensive ideas that will help them learn more about your local community.

7 College Considerations

by Michele Pleasants | Nov 18, 2015 | College-Bound | 0 |

Is it just me, or has going to college become more and more of a difficult road to travel? I mean, I remember just applying to a few schools and choosing to go to the one a lot of friends were going to.

Switching Curriculum Mid-Year

by Heather Vogler | Oct 24, 2014 | Schools of Thought | 0 |

It’s a few months into our “school year” and about time to take a step back and see if what we are doing is working. For the most part, what I planned and scheduled for the year is working out, but some things do in fact need to be switched around!

Thrifty Moms: An Interview with Heather Vogler

by Chad Stembridge | Sep 15, 2014 | Glimpses of Life | 0 |

Heather Vogler is a homeschool mom of three, author of the Thrift Schooling blog, and one of our super-duper guest contributors. I asked Heather if she would share a glimpse of her homeschool (and self-sufficient farm) with us, as well as some tips about schooling on a budget.

Thousands of Free Resources

by Chad Stembridge | Sep 3, 2014 | Resources | 0 |

For many of us, a new homeschool year is just kicking into high gear. You’ve probably already gotten all your curriculum together, but everyone loves finding a few helpful additions, right? Especially… when they’re free!

How Can I Afford to Homeschool?

by Tracey L. | Jul 25, 2014 | Home Life | 0 |

Lots of people, considering homeschooling, tell me that they would really like to homeschool but they are struggling to see a way to do it financially.

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