Ways homeschooling can save you money

I am going to make the brash assertion that homeschooling can be a cheaper option for parents than sending your children to public schools.

When considering options, it is clear that almost always homeschooling is cheaper than private schools. Private schools can charge around $5,000 to $10,000 a year. But some charge much more. We have a private school within a couple miles of our house which charges almost $30,000 a year.


Back to my brash assertion, how can homeschooling be cheaper than taking advantage of public schools? Here are a couple ideas:

1) Travel - Traveling during off season can result in significant savings. We recently took a cruise. We saved $1,000 by going before the jump for summer travel. A couple months ago we went to Washington DC. Again by going in off season we saved almost $1,500 for airfare and about $1,200 for hotel accommodations. (Janine points out that we saved a ton of money and got much better weather.) If you like to travel, homeschooling can provide great savings.

2) Fund raisers - Many of our friends with children in public schools are constantly buying and selling magazines and candy. With homeschooling you can avoid these expenses and time obligations.

3) Clothing – Children in public schools tend to be very fashion conscious. Homeschoolers can avoid catering to the fashion police.

4) Cheaper Housing - A co-worker is looking to buy house right now. She and her husband want to buy in one of the best school districts in our area. The price of houses jumps dramatically. The same house in a good school district can be $100,000 more than if it were in an average school district. With homeschooling you can buy an inexpensive house and save tens of thousands of dollars.


In what other ways can homeschooling save money?


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