Shannon at Rocks in my Dryer, host(ess?) of “Works for me Wednesday,” pointed out that she prefers online shopping (because it’s “so much easier than trying to wrangle my gaggle of children in a store!”). Amen to that! I can’t remember the last time I shopped in a store, except for staples like groceries.

As a homeschooling mom, I find myself always looking for educational bargains. As a Christian, I enjoy finding spiritually uplifting resources at a good price. So most all of my links will relate to these two areas.

For personal shopping (which is rare), I browse the cut-throat clearance deals at Christian Book Distributors. They’re online at http://www.christianbook.com/.

For good Christian reading material (for myself or, especially, for the children) I LOVE the selection of books at Grace and Truth: http://www.graceandtruthbooks.com/. I have a long wish-list of things there that are just waiting for the money to catch up with them. 🙂 Their tagline is “Character-Building Books for the Family;” that’s right up our alley.

For homeschool stuff, I love to pop in once in a while at American Educational Products (www.amep.com). I’ve never bought anything there for full price, but they have great clearance deals! (“Surplus Products at Blow-out Prices,” they say.)

Another good homeschool place is The Old Schoolhouse Store–always free shipping, yeah!! They have some of the best prices around and a good selection. http://www.theoldschoolhousestore.com.

Finally, Queen Homeschool Supply specializes in products for “the Charlotte Mason-style educator.” Although I don’t consider us “Charlotte-Mason style educators” (we’re more ECLECTIC, if you insist on labels!), this is a good source of materials at decent prices. http://www.queenhomeschool.com.