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Here's What's New 
This is the weekly list of Free Homeschool Curriculum and Resources compiled by Jamerrill from FreeHomeschoolDeals.com. If you aren't a homeschooler, but you're a parent, teacher, babysitter, or nanny, you'll probably find at least a few useful freebies in this list. You may also want to go through the Educational Deals and Freebies from earlier this week for more.
Today through 7/1/13 you can get a free Free Dinosaurs Lapbook with Study Guide. This lapbook and study guide set have a $13 value. 3Dinosaurs and Royal Baloo are offering FREE Pioneer Learning Printable Packs. These packets would go great with Little House on the Prairie studies. If your homeschool is studying mammals you can download a Free Mammals Lapbook: Lapbooking through Life Science. Educents.com is currently offering a FREE North America Scavenger Hunt Set. This set has a $13.80 value.
Check out this short list of Great Reading for Children. These are free classic Kindle books. 
Next Thursday is the 4th of July! Download a free set of 4th of July Dot Marker printables! Free 4th of July learning resources: Mama's Learning Corner is offering a large list of FREE Patriotic and 4th of July Worksheets and Printables. Character Concepts is offering a free download of the Independence Day Story. You can attend the FREE online family Happy Birthday, USA! event by Founders Academy and Currclick.com! Seats are limited to the first 100. 
Free Patriotic Copywork Notebooking Pages Free Pledge of Allegiance Printables. This set includes Pledge of Allegiance Cross, Copywork Sheet, Coloring Page, and Notebooking Pages. Currently on Currclick you can download a free unit study called Why We Celebrate the 4th of July! Download a free 4th of July Printable Pack. This set contains 75-pages. There is also a tot pack available that is 33-pages. Gift of Curiosity has released a free 4th of July Printable Pack. This pack includes 57 activities geared toward kids ages 2-7. 
You can never have enough LEGO learning fun! Here’s a new set of Free LEGO Minifigure Writing Prompts. Here’s an additional resource with Free Printables and 70+ LEGO Learning Activities. For a limited time you can download the first 3 chapters of the new book A Child's Geography: Explore the Classical World. If sewing is apart of the learning in your home here are 45 Free Sewing Tutorials. Are you looking for a free Bible curriculum for students 13 and over? A reader turned in this homeschool tip to use the Bible Broadcasting Network for Bible Curriculum. Here’s a free Julius Caesar Unit Study. 
Confessions of a Homeschooler is offering a free daily lesson and record planner. This planner has a $5 value. There is also another free printable calendar for 2013-2014 homeschool year. This looks like a fun set! Download over 300 pages of free Disney-themed creative writing prompts. Download Free Parts of Speech Flip Book. And last, but not least, for the super heroes in your life here are free super heroes worksheet printables from 123Homeschool4Me! *Don't forget! If you are looking for additional free homeschool resources please check the huge growing list of free homeschool curriculum and resources on MoneySavingMom.com! Jamerrill is the homeschooling mother of a large and growing family. After seasons of spending $50 or less annually to homeschool her children she started Free Homeschool Deals to help all families afford the homeschool life. You can follow the free homeschool goodness on Pinterest and Facebook. 
Guest post from Miranda of WAHadventures.com Even you can make money online! Yes, it is true. There are many legitimate ways to earn extra cash and supplemental income online. Nowadays, anyone can do it. If you want to bring in some additional income to help with the household bills, save for a vacation or get yourself out of debt, there are many websites online to get you started. You don’t have to be highly experienced or have a long resume to work with any of these four websites to begin making money online. 1.Textbroker Textbroker works with people from all over the United States to write very basic articles on a wide variety of topics. For instance, my first Textbroker article was on the topic of how to care for a mattress. I spent a few minutes finding a few articles online as my resource and quickly typed up the short article. Although Textbroker does have an application process, it is very light and almost everyone who can use proper grammar, lives in the US, and speaks English is quickly accepted. The greatest benefit of writing for Textbroker is their quick weekly pay to your PayPal account. 2. SliceThePie SliceThePie has to be one of the coolest websites for making money online! Get paid to listen to a song and then write a brief review to give the artist your feedback. Although this gig doesn’t pay enough to count as a job, it is something you can do any time, day or night. Additionally, SliceThePie pays to your PayPal account a few days after you withdraw your funds (provided you have reached the minimum $10 cash-out threshold). There is no application process, just sign up and begin earning money. SliceThePie is a fun way to make some extra cash when you have a few spare moments through the day. 3. Fiverr Fiverr is making a huge wave with freelancers online. Anyone can make money using Fiverr. Just create an account and begin thinking up things you can do virtually for five bucks! Whatever your specialty may be, from proofreading articles to giving tips about how to feed an iguana, there is no limit! You can also make things (like a pair of earrings) and sell for five bucks, just add an additional shipping cost that the buyer will be responsible for. Fiverr is afun way to make money, however, they do keep a portion of your earnings (everyone’s gotta make money). After Fiverr keps their portion and you pay your PayPal fees, you usually see around $3.77 per gig. So, keep that in mind when brainstorming the services you will offer at Fiverr. 4. QuickTate QuickTate is a general transcription company that mostly deals with transcribing voice mail into text. It is a fun job, listening to other people’s phone’s voice messaging system and typing out what is said. Unfortunately, QuickTate doesn’t pay much for this work, but their application process is very simple and easy to pass. Many people use QuickTate as a way to gain some general transcription experience and ease their way into becoming a genuine freelance transcriptionist. Working online at QuickTate is a great way to hone your typing and listening skills. Anyone can make money online. These are just four of many websites people often use to make a little extra cash or supplemental income. For more ways to make money online and even ways to work full time from home be sure to visit Work at Home Adventures for home based job leads, reviews of companies offering work from home jobs, and tips or advice for surviving the online freelance world. Miranda Grimm- The creator of WAHadventures.com- has many passions in life. The Lord, her family, blogging and especially Web/Graphic Design. Miranda is living out her dream, working from home to be with her children while actually making money doing something she loves!
Click on the graphic above to sign up for The Home Depot email list and get over $300 in coupons this year! (Note: The link in this post is my referral link. Read my disclosure policy here.) I got this email from Heidi yesterday and was so inspired by it that I asked permission if I could share it with you all: I absolutely love your blog! A few years ago we had credit card debt and within a year was able to pay that off. We found Dave Ramsey (whom I told my husband about because of your posts) and followed the steps he outlines for getting out of debt. Last month, we were able to take money from our savings (while still leaving a size-able emergency fund) and pay off our second mortgage 7.5 years early! The man at the bank was shocked that we saved the amount and didn’t take from our 401K. Now we will pay ourselves back in a year and take what we paid on the second and put that towards the first to pay that one off early, as well. I can’t wait until we can say we are completely debt-free! Thank you for all of your posts and deals. I love it! I, too, am a stay-at-home mom to two boys (4 and 6) and love reading about the things you do with your children. -Heidi
Cents of Style is running a sale on all their stud earrings today only (June 28, 2013). 
Use coupon code STUD to get a pair of stud earrings for just $3.95 shipped. There are over 50 different styles of earrings to choose from — everything from funky crocodiles to classic circular studs. There’s a little something for everyone! This deal is valid today only. (Note: The link in this post is my referral link. Read my disclosure policy here.) 
Looking for a planner that tells you exactly what you need to do every day to keep your home and life in order? Motivated Moms Chore Planners might be perfect for you. The Motivated Moms Chore Planners map out a plan for what chores you should do each day and week to stay on top of your household organization and keep your home in great shape. Check out the sample pages at the bottom of the products page to see if this system might work for you. I've used this and found it to be very helpful. I definitely recommend it — especially if you don't have the time or desire to create your own home management binder. Use coupon code FBFRIENDS to get $1 off the printable chore planners, making them just $3 for the 2013 planner.
Motivated Moms also now has a Motivated Moms App.
(Note: The link in this post is my referral link. Read my disclosure policy here.) 
Here's a round-up of current Natural & Organic Deals and Coupons, with thanks to Andrea from The Greenbacks Gal: Natural and Organic Coupons: $1.00/2 Larabars, $1.50/1 Annie’s Homegrown Pizza, $0.75/1 Earthbound Farms Kale, $0.75/1 Sabra Hummus, $1.00/1 Barbara’s Organic Snackimals Cereal, $0.75/1 Country Choice Organic Cookies, $1.00/2 Cabot Cheese Products, $0.75/1 Nayonaise. For a full list of Natural and Organic coupons, go here. 
Organic Shredded Coconut $1.78/Package: Get a 12-Pack of Let’s Do Organic Shredded Coconut for $21.36 after 20% Subscribe & Save discount. That’s just $1.78/package. Whole Foods One Day Sale Organic Grapes: Get organic red or green grapes for only $0.99/lb at their one day sale. Don’t forget to print out the Whole Foods Market coupons and their coupon stacks before they reset at the end of the month. 
Natural & Organic Subscribe & Save Items Under $5: I’ve compiled a list of Subscribe & Save Natural and Organic items under $5 to help you save 20% off your Amazon order every time. Deals include Arrowhead Mills Organic Oat Flour for $2.66/bag and Earth’s Best Yogurt Crisp Bars just $2.90/6-count box. Free Food Kozy Wrap from Kids Konserve: There is a new Recyclebank reward for a free Food Kozy Wrap from Kids Konserve when you cash in 750 points. New to Recyclebank? Start earning right away. Save 40% on a Green Kid Crafts Subscription: Have you heard of brain drain? Kids lose a portion of what they learned over the summer. Combat brain drain with a Green Kids Crafts box subscription at 40% off. Free Amazon Kindle Books: Amazon currently has 5 Healthy Lifestyle eBooks available for free download including: Healthy Family Meals, You Really Are What You Eat, Healthy Breakfasts Under 300 Calories, Freezer Frenzy, and Nutritious Smoothies.
Costco Organic Items Price List: Wondering about the organic selection at Costco? I’ve compiled a price list of organic items at Costco. Andrea Green of The Greenbacks Gal is an organic coupon expert. What if you could find affordable organic and eco-friendly products on a budget? Eco-friendly moms need affordable solutions. Andrea finds the best green deals, helping hundreds of families save on the frugal, green lifestyle. Nothing makes her happier than to help people realize being organic doesn’t have to cost more.
I’ve been so anxious to run this giveaway because I’ve fallen in love with this company! South Hill Designs is a new Direct Sales Jewelry company offering women an opportunity to “Share their Story” by wearing it in a gorgeous locket with charms you choose. 
They gave me the opportunity to try out their company and design my own custom locket. I chose a locket that inspires my creativity as a blogger, writer, and person. I went out on a limb and didn’t go for my usual blue, green, or turquoise… I’ve really been trying to challenge myself to get outside my un-fashion rut. 
Don’t you think the end result is gorgeous? Every time I wear it, it inspires me to dream big, foster creativity and beauty in my life, and nurture the artist inside of me. South Hill Designs offers lockets in silver, gold, and rose gold. And their wide variety of charms, chains, coins, and droplets allow you to tell a your own story or create your own unique locket of inspiration. For more information, follow South Hill Designs on Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest. Three of you will win the opportunity to create your own custom locket from South Hill Designs this week. You will get to each choose a locket, chain, 3 charms, and a coin or screen! Want to win? Just click on the graphic below and type in your name and email address. Three winners will be chosen and posted on Tuesday. This giveaway ends Saturday, June 29, at 11:59 pm, CST. 
Guest post from Sumitha of A Fine Parent A recent post here on MoneySavingMom.com raised the question can a warehouse membership save you money? What if your answer came out as a "No"? Or, like me, what if you could possibly save some money, but dread the warehouse trips because (a) it's too far away (b) it's too crowded and (c) you end up buying way more than you planned to, because they entice you with those super yummy samples (Can you tell I have an incredible love-hate relationship with those samples?) Maybe the real question is: Can you still save money withOUT the warehouse? I recently ordered a whole bunch of household supplies using the Amazon Subscribe & Save option, and I think the overall bill came out much lower than what it would cost me at Costco. I'll be honest — I did not cross check the price on each and every item. Instead, as always, I ran a quick litmus test by comparing the prices on two things — toilet paper and paper towels. For toilet paper, we use Charmin Ultra Soft and my "stock up" price is $0.25 per regular roll. At Costco, when I had last checked they had a coupon running and the cost of a regular roll was $0.23. At Amazon, using the subscribe & save option, the cost of a regular roll was $0.22. Similarly, for paper towels, we use Bounty and my stock up price is $0.75 per regular roll. At Costco, when I last checked, with coupon, it was $0.77 per regular roll. Amazon currently has a coupon too, and the cost came up to $0.59 per regular roll.
I was sold! I even ended up buying some items that are not available at warehouse locations and paid much less than the standard grocery store prices. 
Here are a few things to remember about using Amazon Subscribe & Save: 1. You can cancel the subscription immediately after you receive your shipment if you don't think you will need the supplies at regular intervals, and re-subscribe when you do need the items again. 2. The subscribe & save items will be shipped in the month after the one that you place your order in — so you will need to plan ahead. 3. Shipping is free on subscribe & save orders. 4. Taxes will apply depending on your state. 5. You can stack Amazon coupons with the subscribe & save discount, so be sure to check for coupons before you place your order. 6. You get the 20% subscribe & save discount only if you have 5 or more subscriptions arriving in a month, otherwise the discount is just 5% (It used to be 15% flat discount earlier, and as of writing this article, their main subscribe & save page still says the discount is 15%. But as you can see from the screenshot above, it is clearly not the case, and I received a 20% discount). 7. There are no fees (equivalent to the warehouse membership fees) for using subscribe & save. 8. I personally think there is a better choice of items using Amazon subscribe & save. So, if you are brand-loyal or just like the ability to pick and choose, you may have better luck on Amazon subscribe & save compared to warehouse clubs. 9. You can shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  I better stop before I start sounding like an ad for Amazon — I am just flush with the joy of avoiding a trip to the warehouse by shopping in my jammies while the kiddo sleeps! And, as it may be obvious from my excitement, I'm fairly new to this. If there are any veteran Amazon Subscribe & Save shoppers here, will you please share some of your expertise with us? What are the best products to save the most on compared to the warehouses? Any other tips, tricks, or gotchas to watch out for? Sumitha is a long-time reader of MoneySavingMom.com and blogs at A Fine Parent. She believes that "Good Parents are Made, Not Born" and is dedicated to helping parents master the skills and habits required to become the best parents they can be. Click here to see how her passion can change your life!
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