Comment by swiftcoder

> I guess there is a counter argument that people who choose to homeschool can "afford" to do so

I would say that the vast majority the quote-unquote "normal" homeschool parents I know are broke hippies/homesteaders/vanlife/wooden-sailboat types.

Definitely are rich folks who go down this path, but they tend to pay fancy private tutors and end up with something much more resembling a traditional education