Homeschooling costs you must consider before you start

Before you embark on a plan to teach your children at home instead of sending them to public schools, first consider some of the neccessary costs.
Many parents have the misconception that homeschooling will cut down on costs of educating their children. It is not true, the cost will be quite high if you want to provide your children with high quality education which enables them to compete with their public school counters on level ground.
True, you might be able to kept the transportation costs like fuel and vehicle maintenance down, also meals will be cheaper at home and your children allowance can also be minimised. But you can not escape paying the costs of buying up-to-date text books, computer, course materials,etc. Some of these are provided free in public schools. Computer lab, for example, is a must for almost every school now. Some course materials, if not all, are also provide free by schools.
Not all parents can teach all subjects, while you may be good at language, drawing or music subjects, but you are very poor at science or mathematic subjects, and vice versa. In this case you will have to employ some one to teach subjects which you not good at. If you do not mind, you may bring in a couple of other kids from the neighbourhood to share out the costs.
Don't forget also that one of the parents has to stay home to teach, therefore only one person will be able to bring home income instead of two. This will definitely strain on the family budget.
Well, since we know about there are costs for opting for homeschooling, we must find some ways to reduce them.
We need not buy all the text books especially reference books, we can borrow them from the public library. Register for a membership and save.
The concept of homeschooling is to learn by doing and playing. Join outside activity classes and cultural events to let the children learn. This will keep the costs down because you don't have to prepare these activities by yourself.
Another smart way to keep course spending down is to barter skills. For example you teach someone 's child to draw and he will teach your child to dance in return.
However much it costs, the devotees of home schooling state that the benefits more than outweigh the drawbacks. When you are in control of what knowledge your child receives, and what subjects he or she should be taught and to what level, it can give you loads of freedom and a lot of power. The children and also the parents can benefit greatly from this mutually enriching experience.