I recently came across this post HERE from The Homeschool Post that lists companies where discounts are given for homeschool families. 

I would like to add Staples to this list, as well as, Office Max and Office Depot since all of these office supply stores also have a Teacher Reward program. 

I personally love Staples as they give 10% back on ink, paper, and printing purchases and their Easy Rebates are really easy.  They will also recycle your empty ink cartridges and give you $2 for each cartridge you turn in.  The $2 comes in the mail in the form of a Rewards check that you can redeem for other purchases in the store.  I recently received over $60 in Rewards money in the mail from Staples from turning in ink cartridges and other purchases and was able to buy new ink cartridges with this money. 

At the beginning of each school year, I use my Staples Teachers Rewards Card to purchase school supplies that are sold for 1 cent.  Traditional classroom teachers can get up to 25 one cent items and so can homeschool parents.  HERE is a post where I got alot of school supplies for only 37 cents at Staples using my Teacher Rewards Card.  

My family and I just got back today from a 2 day vacation to Myrtle Beach (MB), SC.  We had a great time (minus our 2 year old vomiting in the miniature golf office area, mostly hitting the floor and trash can.  OK too many details, but those with children should not get grossed out by that comment).
One reason we went to MB was to use the free ticket I won on Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach Facebook fan page and this awesome aquarium gives a HUGE discount on admissions for adults and  children if you are a homeschooling family!
Normally, tickets are $18.99/adult, $9.99/children ages 6-11, and $3.99/children ages 2-5.  This can be an expensive outing for any family, especially for our family of six.  But, since we homeschool, I just have to go to the guest service desk just inside the aquarium and show them proof that I homeschool.    In our case,  I showed them our T.O.R.C.H. membership card.  If you do not belong to a local homeschool group in your area, you can probably also show them a membership card from the state that you registered as a homeschool family.  So by showing them my T.O.R.C.H. card, adult and children's tickets were $6.50 each and our 2 year old was $2.50!!!!!  WOW!  That's a BIG savings and I am grateful that Ripley's Aquarium provides discounted admissions for homeschool families to their fun aquarium.
So my (Organization) System Saturday tip is to be sure to organize your wallet well enough to access your homeschool membership card easily and ask if attractions, like aquariums, museums, etc. or office supply stores, like Staples or Office Max, give discounts for homeschool families.  (As a homeschool parent, you can register for a Teacher Rewards card from Staples and Office Max and receive the same great deals as a traditional classroom teacher).  Paying less for field trips and school supplies is one of the many blessings of homeschooling our family. 

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