Free Indeed Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I have noticed that we spend the most money on books for history. I usually spend most of our money on real books instead of curriculum. Now, I have been wondering where other homeschoolers put their money- besides MCT. :lol: Do you spend the most money on the 3r's or do you spend it on other subjects? What do you pay the most for that you think is worth every penny (IEW, MCT, TT)? Thanks for playing along. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnandtinagilbert Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 initially, history, but since after I own the goods, I won't need to buy them, I'd have to go with math by the time school is over. Science may be a close second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralloyd Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 History and Science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.m Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I didn't spend much on History. I use the library as much as possible even Interlibrary loan if I have to. I spent the most on Math. And maybe science is a close second because I switched programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Books...history, lit, and science. They are the biggest investment for me, but non-consumable and worth it :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Yes, our biggest investment is definitely in books - literature, biography, history, science, art, music, math... all those wonderful books that are not even technically curricula at all! That said, once I buy those, I don't have nearly so many to buy for the younger two - i.e., I could get through SOTW 1-4 at this point without any additional purchases (but I wouldn't want to ;)). By the time it's all said and done, I anticipate we'll have spent the most on science supplies. Kits are consumable and relatively pricey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveBaby Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Books then Math. I went ahead and ponied up for the newer versions of MUS since I'll have 4 other students using them over the next few years. I thought they would hold up better in the hardbound than the comb-bound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Next year for grade 8 so far I've spent the most on Saxon algebra I books & Art Reed DVD's and The Teaching Company courses for history. I may buy Rosetta Stone Spanish so that would be the largest single expense for grade 8. In the past I've spent TONS of money on history literature (SL) - NO more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in WI Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 History and Science Us, too. But, that's because we use a literature approach and want to build up our home library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Individual subjects, history/literature hands down since we use SL and MCT. :D But I look at those as investments because I buy for the first and eliminate most of the cost for the next four with real books, ebooks, and other printable downloads that are all non-consumable. So, if you divide it out that way, then I spend the most in science and math with consumables and online access for programs, hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Math. I have spent a lot of money on math. History is probably our runner up. We are spending more on history now than on math because we have found our flow with math.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Science used to be the most expensive subject. Now it's reading because my 8 yo is dyslexic and we use Barton Reading and Spelling for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschooltoone Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 We spent most of our budget in history/literature because we use sonlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 High school. Most of our budget goes to high school which aside from math is expensive in every subject. And even math can be costly if you use DVD programs - I used to use VT but now I use Life of Fred so it's cheap. Science is the most expensive because of the lab supplies home class. We outsource writing (Classical Writing online) and Latin (Lukeion) so that is the costliest. But for my younger students, I spend the most on Latin and Classical writing (and math for my youngest because she uses Right Start). Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Quiver0f10 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) History has been the most expensive but we are building our library. Math would probably be second then language arts. Edited January 8, 2010 by Quiver0f10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aquiverfull Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I always spend an insane amount on history and literature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Latin or CW. I buy extra student workbooks for myself so that increases the cost. Next year it will be Lit as I plan to use LL LOTR and buy the full audio CDs of the books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I am absolutely uncontrollable when it comes to books, so I would say history. If literature were a subject that we officially do, that would probably be first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Books, then math, then science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 At first I was going to say history, then math, then the more I thought about it I realized that LA and science are a lot too. We use SL and WP, RightStart and Teaching Textbooks, AG, IEW, Oak Meadow high school science and SL Science, and they are all on the expensive end. Though history is probably still the most all together, when I add in things like Time Travelers, VP cards and cds, The Homeschool in the Woods timeline figures cd, and all the living books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 In the beginning I spent most of the money on books for history and science. This year my biggest purchase was mathematics. I suspect RightStart for my second to youngest will continue to be the big ticket item until the oldest hits high school and needs labs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 PE, because she takes aikido and goes to two different PE/activity classes (one weekly and one monthly). I can't resell or buy used classes like I can books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwjx2khsmj Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 This year I spent a lot of money on every subject but it was our first year homeschooling. I got a lot of things that won't need to be purchased again and a lot fo things that will be passed down to the youngers. I'd say our top ticket items were math and music. I can see that music will continue to be pricey because of the lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Rosetta Stone Polish was my single priciest one-time purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Definitely history because of the number of real books we buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Science!!! :D NOEO, lots of experiments, lots of books (everything from science encyclopedias to Magic School Bus), little microscope, etc. And we hit up the library, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I have spent the most on history and science so far...however, that will change because we have finally found our groove with those two things (for older ds anyway) and that cuts the costs considerably. I tend to be a curriculum junkie/hopper and finding a niche has been a Godsend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemykids Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Math, science, LA, foreign languages and then history. Hopefully, LA will taper off as we continue and I know that science will take the number one spot even above math by high school. I have already calculated science for high school and it’s going to break the bank. We tend to use the library to the full when it comes to history, and even though we use SL and SOTW, I substitute books if we can’t find them at the library or we don’t already own them. I only buy a few books that I consider absolutely necessary. Of course, if I can find it used at a great price, I’ll grab it, it’s nice to have a home library, but our science library outweighs our history books by far. I hope to use TOG soon and continue to buy used and utilize the public library. We already had a good literature home library when we started, and many people seem to give me a lot of books since they know I'm homeschooling. :D I love book handouts. I'll always take them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Books - so probably literature, history and science books - oh I'll just call it READING as a subject. After that is PE (ski school) and art (art classes). My Rosetta Stone was free from the school district otherwise it might be a contender. I do get to reuse the books for two kids so that helps me to justify, but I'd buy them anyway. The library was way more expensive because I am terrible at returning. :D I feel much better about the books since my ds started college classes - figure about $100 - $200 per class for textbooks in US universities (his textbooks in Japan are only $40 per semester). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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