Name: Great Homeschool Conventions (Columbus)
Start: 2025-04-24T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-26T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Columbus, OH

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September 27, 2012 at 4:09 pm
Heather
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Does anyone have a Life of Fred alternative they can suggest? We are nearing the end of Apples and my son has been responding very well to the story format. I’d love to be able to buy the next one in the series, but the price is a real issue.

Thanks!
September 27, 2012 at 4:24 pm
Debbie
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have you considered that you could probably resell them easily????
September 27, 2012 at 4:55 pm
mccormickmomma
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I find LOF kind of expensive too, considering how quickly you go through them, but since I have 4 children and they are non-consumable I thought it was a good investment. Even if you have only one child, I think the resale value is terrific for them. You could sell the first before buying the second if you don’t plan on using it again.
September 27, 2012 at 6:16 pm
Heather
Participant
Thank you for the ideas. I didn’t think of selling them before purchasing the next in line! I’m going to start a new thread about Ray’s Arithmetic and Strayer-Upton. I’m wondering if these might be good, yet admittedly un-silly alternatives.

Thanks again!
September 27, 2012 at 7:24 pm
bethanna
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We use Math Mammoth on cd for dd7 and have been pleased. Their downloads are the least expensive option, I think.
September 27, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Lesley Letson
Participant
Heather, are you in GA (I thought I remembered that from a while back)? I know the library has the upper level LOF books (I have checked them out before), they may have the elementary ones too, you could check that….
September 27, 2012 at 11:26 pm
Heather
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@mjemom, yes I am in Georgia! Good memory! I checked the pines system today and unfortunately they don’t have any elementary books. Thank you for the suggestion!
September 27, 2012 at 11:30 pm
HiddenJewel
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LoF is quite reasonable especially being a hard-backed, non-consumable program that can easily be resold.
September 28, 2012 at 12:48 am
Claire
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We love LOF. I worried about the costs for a whle too, but broke down and bought the whole set this summer. It’s well worth if you figure on how long you’ll have it and the resale value. We alternate between MM and LOF and real life. I worry constantly that we aren’t doing Math right?!?!
September 28, 2012 at 6:44 am
Corie
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If you do some searching and put it out there that you are looking for LOF used, you can probably get a good price. I did! And then you would most cerainly get all of your money back when you go to resell! Good luck!