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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

Breakfast & On The Go Degusta Box

When everyone works from home and the kids are being home educated, some days are just hard to get started...and to keep going. Today is one of those days. I find that these days are especially difficult to eat well and grazing can also happen. January's Breakfast and On The Go Degusta Box has you covered with plenty of items in each category. Let's see what was included in the box. We received this Degusta Box in exchange for our honest review. Let’s start with the contents of the ... read more

How To Choose The Best Slow Cooker For You

Have you given slow cooking a try? It's a great way to make delicious and nutritious meals with minimal effort - you can even cook while you work! It can be as easy as throwing a few things in the pot in the morning, or to save even more time, prep you meals ahead and freeze them so all you need to do is pop them into the slow cooker in the morning and by dinner your meal is waiting for you. And with only one pot used, it makes clean-up quick, too. If you're ready to simplify your life ... read more