While considering homeschooling for your child, the first thing that pops up in our minds is the cost. Curriculum, books, organization dues, and other expenses add up, and it is critical to plan your budget. Choosing independent education for your family has economic advantages. Continue reading for a few examples that may astound you.
Save transportation expenses
Every working day, driving to and from school for drop-off and pickup adds up. Even if you live only a few miles away from your school, you accumulate hundreds or thousands of extra miles on your car each year. In addition to gas, additional costs such as wear and tear, extra maintenance, and so on will tally up. However, it’s all savings if you go to school at the same address where you woke up every day; it is all savings in your family’s bottom line.
Food will be available at home
There is a lot of discussion on how healthy or wise the options are regarding school lunches. When you dine at home, you’ll probably save money. When it comes to packed lunches, many families spend a lot of money on prepackaged or premade lunch options than they even realize. Lunchables aren’t for free.
Extracurricular savings in a day
Music courses, art, dance, and other extracurricular activities are great and entertaining, but they all come at a price. Providers that cater to young people confront the same challenges concerning scheduling. All school-aged children are on the same timetable. For a piano teacher, there are only several lessons that can be taught at bedtime or after school. For homeschoolers, this opens tremendous opportunities. Many providers will gladly offer your family a discount for a “daytime” appointment or lesson.
Traveling and offseason vacation
The majority of Americans follow vacation and travel patterns. Hotels, cruise ships, airlines, and other travel-related businesses are all aware of this. When the typical school calendar binds most families, homeschooling allows your family to travel. By moving the date on the calendar, a trip to see family on the opposite side of the country might shift from being out of your budget to being a real possibility.
Avoid fundraisers
Government schools have adopted the practice of holding fundraisers. Also, it is no longer just a fun fall fundraiser. Schools now hold them all year long. Peer pressure is employed on both children and parents to turn families into a sales force. Inevitably, many other families will pitch in as well.
Getting rid of all fees
Isn’t public school free? You pay property taxes, but many schools ask for additional costs. Many school districts have devised creative fee schedules to charge you for things such as specific types of classes, technology, and, in some cases, using the bus. Prom, graduation, field day, and other special events occasionally charge as well. All of this is avoided when families opt for homeschooling.
