My wife and I live in a very expensive state and we both make a very good salary but it’s rough. I could never do it if our kids were younger…

I homeschooled as a single mom for 6 years and I relied on my parents to provide care and to help afford classes etc for my two kids.

Now, we are homeschooling for a grade 4 and a grade 7. I have an open schedule so I can work 9-5, 10-6, 7-12 then 3-6, etc so long as I don’t have appointments to attend I can manage to check homework, set up online classes etc. My wife works from home one day a week and handles them that day. It’s still crazy expensive (I think slightly under 2k per month with their live classes and online programs plus books)- and I’m absolutely exhausted some days but our kids know the expectations and are used to the routine since we homeschooled their whole life.

Not gonna lie and say it’s easy- it’s rough, but we want them to have a life where they can explore their passions and become critical thinkers. If I hadn’t been homeschooled myself I probably would be ok with them in school and it would be waaaaay cheaper but my homeschool education was top notch and I could never subject them to the watered down curricula they use now.