Homeschooling on a Shoestring: A Jam-packed Guide [Paperback]

Melissa L. Morgan (Author), Judith Waite Allee (Author), Jonni McCoy (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 7, 2000

So you want to homeschool but don’t think you can afford it.

This book is a compendium of ideas for the family that wants to start or continue homeschooling on a tight budget. You’ll find it all here:

• Ideas for making money while staying at home.
• Sources for an inexpensive curriculum.
• Thousands of ideas for affordable teaching tools.
• Hundreds of suggestions for low-cost field trips.
• Ways to save on everything from housing to utilities.
• Ways to get free or low-cost computers.

Editorial Reviews

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So you want to homeschool but don?t think you can afford it.

This book is a compendium of ideas for the family that wants to start or continue homeschooling on a tight budget. You?ll find it all here:

? Ideas for making money while staying at home.
? Sources for an inexpensive curriculum.
? Thousands of ideas for affordable teaching tools.
? Hundreds of suggestions for low-cost field trips.
? Ways to save on everything from housing to utilities.
? Ways to get free or low-cost computers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: Shaw Books (March 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087788546X
• ISBN-13: 978-0877885467
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,015,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Melissa's two oldest children, homeschooled from birth through high school, are now adults; her youngest child is homeschooling with visual and health challenges. In addition to co-authoring the books Educational Travel on a Shoestring: Frugal Family Fun and Learning Away from Home and Homeschooling on a Shoestring, Melissa writes a column about home schooling for Mary Pride's Practical Homeschooling magazine. Melissa regularly publishes on the Internet, including An Eagle's Nest Homeschool, http://www.eaglesnesthome.com. Visit Melissa's blog for copious frugal educational resources, http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/eaglesnest .

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most practical book on home schooling that I have read!, October 2, 1999

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This review is from: Homeschooling on a Shoestring: A Jam-packed Guide (Paperback)

This book is essential for all home schoolers that desire to or must watch the budget. Tons of practical tips on freebies and low cost activities and teaching aids, as well as other tips to make home schooling doable for anyone who wishes to educate their children at home.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read, December 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Homeschooling on a Shoestring: A Jam-packed Guide (Paperback)

I loved this book so informative. This book is for anyone feeling they dont feel they would be able to homeschool. It gives alot advice and how to live on one income, starting your own library, and information on college. It also gives alot of freebies or low cost alternatives. This book may be the one to convince my husband that homeschooling is the right choice.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not What I'd Hoped, June 2, 2006

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This review is from: Homeschooling on a Shoestring: A Jam-packed Guide (Paperback)

I was hoping for a book full of inexpensive curriculum ideas, or resources that were new to me. Instead the book discusses family budgeting at length, and makes suggestions that seemed to be common-sense to me. There are a few ideas that may end up being useful, but be warned that much of the book is devoted to budgeting and other advice (buying things used, using the public library, etc.)or anecdotes from homeschool parents.