One Year Podcast Anniversary! Plus, Come Hear Us Speak at Texas Homeschool Expo

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Okay, I wanna ask you something,

and I want you to actually think

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about it before you answer.

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When you decided to homeschool your

kids, or when you first started seriously

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considering it, what was the hardest part?

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Not the logistics, not the

curriculum, the hardest part mentally.

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For most families we talk to, it's

not, "Can I actually teach my kids?"

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It's more like, "Can I

actually afford this?"

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The money question stops people

before they ever get started,

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or it catches up with them a year in when

the reality of the cost hits and there's

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no system in place to handle it And then

they go looking for help, real practical

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help, and they find almost nothing.

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That's what genuinely surprised

me when we launched this show.

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I knew the need was enormous.

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I did not expect how empty

the space was, though.

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There's an entire ecosystem

built around the educational side

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of homeschooling, curriculum,

methodology, co-ops, community.

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But the financial side, the how

do we actually fund this without

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destroying our family side, families

are largely on their own, figuring

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it out on Facebook groups through

trial and error without a real system.

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And that gap is exactly

why we built this show.

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And one year in, we are more

clear on that mission than ever.

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Today, we're talking about where we've

been, where we're going, and most

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importantly, we're coming to meet you

in person this weekend here in Texas

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A fast-growing number of parents

are starting their homeschooling

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journey, while others have

been homeschooling for years.

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All of these parents are asking one big

question: How can I afford to homeschool?

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We're here to answer that important

question once and for all.

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Hi, I'm Crystal Obie.

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And I'm Anthony Obie.

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We've been homeschooling our five kids

for 13 years, and we funded it through

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our online consulting business that

we've been running for over 17 years.

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Now, we're combining Crystal's financial

coaching expertise with my digital

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marketing background, where I help

entrepreneurs launch and sell online.

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We're here to help fellow

homeschooling parents self-fund

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their homeschool journey and create

lifestyle businesses for financial

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freedom without a nine-to-five job.

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Are you ready to start living life

on your own terms and make your

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homeschooling experience a lot more fun?

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Well, then sit back, crank up the volume,

and enjoy this episode of Homeschool Money

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Hey guys, I'm Anthony

Obie I'm Crystal Obie.

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Welcome back to the

Homeschool Money Podcast.

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One year of the Homeschool Money Podcast.

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I wanna take a minute to actually sit

in that, because it's easy to look

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forward and miss what we've built.

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A year ago, we were recording in, well,

wherever we were recording and putting

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something out into the world and trusting

that the right people would find it.

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And they did.

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That's the thing.

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I was never uncertain about the topic.

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I knew this conversation needed to happen.

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What I didn't fully anticipate was how

many families were sitting in the exact

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gap waiting for someone to just speak

clearly directly to their situation.

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The response we've gotten this year

has confirmed that over and over.

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What stands out to me is the specificity

of what people share with us.

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It's not just, "Great show."

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It's more like, "I didn't know that

tool existed," or, "We've been doing

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this wrong, and now we have a plan."

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That tells me the information is actually

landing and changing how families operate.

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That's the goal.

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Yeah, that's the goal, and

here's what I wanna be clear

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about as we step into year two.

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We have not even scratched the surface.

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The episodes we haven't recorded

yet, the resources we haven't built

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yet, the families we haven't reached

yet, there is so much runway ahead.

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Year one was proof of concept.

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Year two is where we build.

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And we're starting year two by getting

off the microphone and getting into the

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room, which is exactly how it should be.

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You can't build something for a community

without actually being in the community.

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That's right, which brings

us to this coming up weekend

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We're going to the Texas Homeschool

Expo DFW this weekend, and we

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want our listeners to be there.

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Let's tell them exactly what

this event actually is, because

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it's not a typical conference.

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Okay, so the Texas Homeschool Expo is

an annual resource fair for current

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and prospective homeschool families,

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And resource fair is the right word.

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You are walking into a room with dozens

of curriculum companies, educational

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programs, service providers, local

organizations all in one place, in

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person, where you can actually put

your hands on the material, ask real

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questions, and talk to the people

behind what you're considering.

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That in-person piece matters

more than people realize.

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There's a very big difference between

buying curriculum online at midnight

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based on a review you read, and actually

sitting with it, flipping through it,

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asking the company, "How does this work

for a kid who learns like mine does?"

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You can't replicate the

experience with a website.

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Hey, real quick, if you're liking the

show, hit follow so you don't miss a

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single episode, and drop a five-star

rating and a review to let us know that

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you're loving the content and tell us

what topics you'd like us to cover.

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This will help more people find the show.

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And please share this episode

with a friend, your co-op,

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or anyone who needs it.

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They'll be glad you did.

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Now, back to the show.

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And it's not just an exhibit hall.

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There are workshop sessions run

by experienced homeschool parents

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and education professionals.

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Real, practical sessions, not vendor

pitches, actually content you can apply.

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Now, here's one thing I wanna

highlight, and this matters

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to us because of who we serve.

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This event is not aligned

with any religious, political,

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or governmental entity.

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It is open to all homeschooling

styles and philosophies: classical,

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Charlotte Mason, unschooling,

eclectic, I'm figuring it out.

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Right?

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You all belong there.

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They built something genuinely

inclusive, and that's pretty rare.

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And the logistics make it accessible.

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$5 a day for adults.

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Children get in free, and you know

we have five kids, so- That's right

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there you go.

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Free parking.

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This is the kind of event

where cost is not a barrier.

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The DFW Expo is June 5th and 6th

at the Hurst Conference Center.

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That's 1601 Campus Drive in Hurst, Texas.

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Tickets and all the details

are at texashomeschoolexpo.com,

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and that link, of course,

is in the show notes.

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$5, people, for a full day,

with your kids getting in free.

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Every homeschooling parent's magic word.

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There's no reason not to come out.

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And the exciting thing is, is we

are speaking twice on Saturday, and

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these two sessions are the two sides

of everything this show is about:

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building the next generation and

funding that work strategically.

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Let me tell you about the first one,

because this one is close to my heart.

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At 12:30 PM on Saturday, we have Born

Ready: From Kid Business to Dream Career.

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This is for students age 8 to

17, and the foundation of it is

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something I believe deeply in.

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Every kid already has something, a natural

ability, a way of thinking, a thing

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that comes easily to them that doesn't

come easily to everyone around them.

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We call it their unfair advantage,

And most kids have never been asked to

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find it, name it, or do anything with

it We change that in this session.

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We walk students through identifying

that gift, understanding why it has real

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value, and then, this is the part I love,

we help them build a business around it.

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Not a someday business, a

business they can start today

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We take them through finding their unfair

advantage, spotting the resources already

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around them that most kids overlook,

choosing a business idea that actually

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fits who they are, building a brand,

and launching with real confidence.

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A kid who learns at 12 that they have

something valuable to offer to the

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world, that lesson doesn't go away.

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It compounds.

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By the time they're adults,

they are operating from a

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completely different foundation.

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And parents are not left behind.

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Everyone walks out with a comprehensive

support guide so you can keep

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that momentum going at home.

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The session ends, but

the work doesn't have to.

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Born Ready is 12:30 PM on Saturday, and

if you're coming with kids, this is the

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session you put on the calendar first.

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And then at 3:00 PM, Crystal is

bringing what she does better

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than almost anyone I know.

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No, scratch that.

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Better than anybody I know.

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Making the financial side of

homeschooling actually make sense.

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At 3:00 PM, we're doing Start Your

Homeschool Money Makeover Today.

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This is for the parents.

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Every parent who has walked through a

curriculum hall and felt that t- that…

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Every parent who has walked through

a curriculum hall and felt that

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quiet tightening in the chest,

"I want all of this for my kids,

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and I don't know how we're gonna

afford it," this session is for you.

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We're gonna walk you through

the five steps of the Homeschool

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Money Makeover system.

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The framework I built is specifically for

families who want to have all the money

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they need to homeschool well and give

their kids an amazing childhood without

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sacrificing their family or their sanity

We're talking about two things here that

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most families don't know how to access.

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Free money, which is real, and

which most homeschooling families

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are leaving on the table.

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And new money, income streams

that actually fit your life.

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Not a side hustle that

takes over your home.

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Something that works alongside

what you're already building.

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That's exactly it.

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The goal is not more stress.

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The goal is more options.

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And families who go through

this system come out on the

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other side with a real plan.

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So meet us at 3:00 PM Saturday at

the Texas Homeschool Expo in Hurst

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Here's what we wanna say to

everyone listening right now.

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If you're in the DFW area or you can make

the drive, we wanna see you there, not

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just at our session, at the whole event.

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Come early, walk the exhibit hall,

attend other workshops, let your

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kids explore, and then come find us.

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We wanna talk to you and meet

you in person face-to-face.

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Because here's what a podcast cannot do.

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It cannot let us hear you.

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Every week we show up in your

earbuds, your car, your kitchen,

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and we don't know who you are.

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We don't know your name.

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We don't know what episode changed

something for your family, or

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what you've been carrying that

nobody else has answered yet.

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We want to know that.

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And we mean that.

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One of the things we look forward

to most at events like this is

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the conversations that happen in

the hallway after the session.

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Someone comes up and says, "Hey,

we tried that thing you talked

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about, and here's what happened."

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That's the feedback that

shapes what we build next.

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You are the reason this

show has a direction.

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Come tell us what you're

building for your family.

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Come tell us where you're stuck.

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Come bring your kids and put them in

Born Ready and watch what happens when

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a kid gets told that what they already

have is enough to start something real.

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June 5th and 6th, Hurst Conference

Center,: 1601

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Born Ready at 12:30 PM.

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Homeschool Money Makeover at

3:00 PM, both on Saturday.

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Tickets are just five bucks for adults.

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Kids are free.

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Parking is free.

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That's two frees in one sentence.

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You gotta be there.

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Everything you need is at

texashomeschoolexpo.com.

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Link in the show notes.

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We'll be there all day

Saturday, so just come find us

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One year of the Homeschool

Money Podcast, people.

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I wanna say something before we close.

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When we started this, we

knew the problem was real.

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What a year of showing up has confirmed

is that the people trying to solve it, the

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families in this community, are serious.

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They're not looking for shortcuts.

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They're looking for real tools,

real information, and they do

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the work when they have it.

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That has been the most

encouraging thing about year one.

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And it's the fuel for everything

we're building in year two.

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The episodes we haven't made yet,

the systems we haven't taught yet,

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the stages we haven't stood on yet.

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I feel more clear about this work

than I ever have felt before, and

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I felt pretty clear going into it.

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That clarity only deepens when you

see what happens when families get

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the right information and use it.

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To everyone who has listened,

shared an episode, sent a message,

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tagged a friend, thank you.

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You're not just part of the audience,

you are a part of what this becomes.

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So we'll see you guys in Hurst this

weekend, and if you can't make it, we

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will be right back here next week because

we have so much more to build together.

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Thank you for a year of showing up.

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Let's go do the next one.

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Thanks for listening, everybody.

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See you in Hurst

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