This Week’s Money Carnivals Curtis Ophoven 9/27/2008 - 0 Comments This week I participated in one blog carnivals. Carnival of Homeschoolers #143 hosted by A Pondering Heart. They did an excellent job and, as usual, there are tons of great posts. If you have the time, I highly suggest you skim through them. Carnival of Homeschoolers Our article, " What Tax Advantages Are Available to Homeschoolers?" was listed. Here are a few other articles that I found interesting. Kara writes about Childhood Obesity: The Educational Cost at Britannica Blog, and what can be done about obesity in America. Henry Cate at Why Homeschool talks about different ways and Suggestions for helping children to learn self-motivation. Homeschoolbuzz.com Review, by Kathy about a book written on Homeschooling: A Family’s Journey. Subscribe via RSS Copyright © 2008 SaveMoneyHomeschooling.com. All rights reserved. Reader Comments Be the first to leave a comment! Write a Comment Please keep comments civil and on-topic. Abusive or inappropriate comments will be removed without warning.  Name (required)     Email Address (required)     Website URL  Comment

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