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How To Buy Your First Home On A Budget

Buying a home is something many people dream of, but for those living on a tight budget, it might seem like one dream that will never come true. However, there are steps you can take to make it much more likely that one day you will become a homeowner. Budget When you're already on a tight budget, it can be difficult to work out how you can tighten your belt any further, but this is where you need to be meticulous. Start by writing down any incomings and every single outgoing. ... read more

Cozy Grammar and Cozy Punctuation Courses

Cozy Grammar Online Class Reviewed by Castle View Academy homeschool

My daughter's favourite grammar class ever is Basic Cozy Grammar and Cozy Punctuation. These online interactive classes are a feast for the senses with the backdrop of Vancouver Island and classical music in each lesson. Grammar lessons are woven into everyday situations in a unique and pleasing way for both native English speakers, as well as English as a Second Language students. What is Cozy Grammar and Punctuation? We received a lifetime membership to The Basic Cozy Grammar and ... read more

Budget Game And Stock Trading For Students

Disclosure: I received this product free through the Homeschool Review Crew. My goal this year is to teach my children more real-life skills, and one of the most important is understanding finances. The past couple of weeks have been very informative here while the children have been using PersonalFinanceLab Budget Game, Stock Market Game, and integrated curriculum to learn about the real world of finance. PersonalFinanceLab.com has a lot to offer and we'll be learning for a long ... read more

100 Tokyo Sights : Discover Tokyo’s Hidden Gems

With the Olympics hopefully coming up this year, it's a good time to learn more about Japan if you're going there, or even if you're only dreaming of going. One place to start is with 100 Tokyo Sights, a beautiful and informative book. Tuttle Publishing kindly sent us a copy of 100 Tokyo Sights: Discover Tokyo's Hidden Gems by Stephen Mansfield to read and review in exchange for our honest review. This is a small book with a lot in it. There are 240 6"x6" pages. Think of it as a ... read more

Homeschool Deals (Feb/Mar)

To brighten up this dreary day, I thought it was time that I share some more homeschooling deals for the months of February and March. These are all the deals I currently know about, but as I discover new homeschool savings over the next month, I'll add them here, so please make a note in your calendar to check back for new deals. Pandemic Unit Study Homeschool Planet and Pandia Press are offering a FREE Pandemic Unit Study curriculum and lesson plans (that are so simple to add ... read more