Episode 25: Buying Curriculum
Buying curriculum can be daunting, even for seasoned homeschoolers. In this episode, The Relatable Homeschoolers are talking all things buying curriculum: what to buy, where to buy, how to spend and save well. We talk about how not to become a curriculum junkie, how to know when it’s time to switch curriculums (hint: it’s not only when the kids need a change), and why we buy multiples of consumables. Join us for this timely conversation. Have you ordered your curriculum for 2022-23 yet? If not, we’ve got the answers to (we think) most if not all of your questions!
In this episode, we’re talking about:
- Why you don’t have to stick with one curriculum forever (1:15)
- Box or no box (2:15)
- How [not] to be a curriculum junkie (4:47)
- Vendor halls, buying used, buying online, and curriculum sales and swaps (5:46)
- Getting advice from other homeschoolers (8:15)
- Buying new versus used (9:29)
- Buying consumables (16:11)
- When it makes sense to switch curriculum and when it doesn’t (18:53)
- What’s bringing joy to our homeschools right now (22:41)
Links from this episode:
- My Father’s World
- Rainbow Resource Center
- Sonlight
- Brave Writer
- Abeka
- IEW
- Notgrass History
- Abebooks
- eBay
- Thriftbooks
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