A. Homeschooling can be as expensive or as inexpensive as you make it. It depends on what kinds of materials and resources you choose to use, how many children you will be homeschooling, and whether or not you will be giving up paid employment in order to homeschool your children. Parents can easily spend a small fortune on all the wonderful learning materials and books available. On the other hand, a superior education can also be accomplished using free resources found through the public library, interlibrary loans, and learning opportunities found in your community, such as museums and trips to interesting places. If you have only one child and decide to use real-life experiences, public library, garage sales, and thrift stores for your resources, you may be talking about a few hundred dollars or less for an entire year. If you decide to purchase a packaged curriculum for five children you could be looking at several thousand dollars per year.