One of the greatest misconceptions of homeschooling is that it is expensive. I have read it in many publications, as well as many places on the web, that a person needs to budget hundreds of dollars per child per year in order to give each a proper education.
I understand where this mindset comes from; we have all been led to believe that it takes money, and loads of it, in order to teach children. This is driven mostly by the huge public education machine in our country. Every voting season the media is bursting with pleadings for more funding, with the stories of teacher shortages, building shortages, etc. It is unfortunate just how mis-managed these dollars are, but that is the stuff for other entries and another day.
Fact is, if God is our Source, we have no fears for tomorrow–just to be happy to have enough for today.
If I only had $20, I could homeschool my children. First, I would purchase a few cheap spiral notebooks, which can be found during back-to-school sales for as little as .10 a piece. I would buy some pencils and a small sharpener. Some color crayons would be good as well. I would make sure I had a Bible handy for reading aloud, copy work, etc. A set of watercolors and some playdough could also be helpful (you could make this with flour and salt–little or no expense there!).
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