That’s a great question. We use my husband’s income as the sole income – which was very common in decades past. So we tithe 10%, save 10%, and spend the other 80%. My husband’s job also offers a great pension plan. This blog also brings in an income, but we don’t depend on it. It is only used for fun things for the kids, extras, etc.

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Hi Samantha! You absolutely can homeschool while paying down debt. If I were in your position, I would opt for the “Easy Peasy All in One” free curriculum and keep my eye open for used curriculum sales or swaps. That should slash a huge amount of cost. Keep in mind that sending your kid to public school still requires lots of “school clothes”, fundraisers, school pictures, lunches, bookbags, and an enormous amount of school supplies. It’s not completely free either. As a side note, I would also consider teaching your kids a financial class that showed them how you and your husband are working so hard to pay down debt and invest in the future of your family. They would benefit more out of that class than many other things being taught right now.