Do Homeschooling Expenses Qualify As An Educator Expense?

Do Homeschooling Expenses Qualify As An Educator Expense?

Written by Kelly Phillips Erb, Contributor for Forbes Magazine. Taxpayer asks: I called the IRS they couldn’t help me and told me to call our local office since they do not know our state laws. I did. They couldn’t give me live help on the phone unless I was a...
Who is on your Homeschool Team?

Who is on your Homeschool Team?

Soon it will be March Madness and people will be choosing “their teams,” making predictions about who will win the coveted basketball title. Of course basketball isn’t the only place for teams. If you are a homeschool parent, you also have a team. Not just the...
New Newsletter Format

New Newsletter Format

Information, information EVERYWHERE!  That’s our online world today.  It’s great to have so much information available but it also can be daunting, overwhelming, and time-consuming to track it all down to its various cyber locations.  That’s the beauty of...
Famous People with One Thing In Common

Famous People with One Thing In Common

Tim Tebow.  Dr. Condoleeza Rice.  Ansel Adams.  Thomas Edison.  Alan Alda.  Whoopi Goldberg. Recognize those names?  Of course you do!  And you probably immediately associate their names with their various accomplishments.  But do you know what they all have in...
The Right Prescription

The Right Prescription

“Mom, I don’t feel good.” As a mom, it’s tough to see your kids sick.  Your heart breaks to see them feeling so miserable and sometimes it’s a tough to decide how to best help them.  I am so thankful for the great doctors we have had over the years – those who have...
Education is Not One-Size-Fits All

Education is Not One-Size-Fits All

I am a mom of 5, including 2 sets of twins.  The photo here is the crew. I bet you can’t guess who the twins are!!  That’s because they are so very different from one another.  Not just different in looks (no, I’m not going to reveal who’s who quite yet – keep...