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The BIG Home Ed ConversationsAuthor: Kelly Rigg & Ashley Vanerio
The BIG Home Ed Conversations is the No.1 active 'home education' podcast for parents who want to move past the myths and dive deep into what we actually want to talk about as alternative educators. Join Kelly (home ed mum of 2 and home education coach & mentor) and Ashley (ex-primary teacher & home ed mum of 3) as they debunk myths, tackle real challenges, and share honest, empowering, mindset-shifting conversations for families choosing alternative education. Whether youre new to home educating or looking for fresh perspectives to support your childs learning journey, this podcast offers practical advice, mindset shifts, and heartfelt stories from UK-based parents and experts. We go beyond the basicshelping you handle the ups and downs of home education, break free from generational patterns, and build confidence in your own path. Tune in for weekly episodes packed with reassurance, motivation and community for mums, dads, and anyone passionate about holistic, alternative, project-led, or eclectic education. Find out why were the top-rated home ed podcast, and feel less alone on your journey. Ps. We only use the term homeschooling from time to time to help US, European and new to home ed families find us! Language: en Genres: Education, Education for Kids, Kids & Family, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Topic Challenge: Capital Allocation & Investment with Kids
Sunday, 26 April, 2026
Welcome back to the BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast. In this episode, Kelly and Ashley share how they tackled a surprisingly big topic with their kids: capital allocation and investing — including spending vs saving, risk, impulse buying, and how money habits form early (for better or worse). In this episode, we chat about: Why this topic matters (and why most of us weren’t taught it!) Helping kids understand spend / save / invest / give Kelly’s “family token currency” experiment (spend pot, save pot, investment pot + family pot) How risk works (and why investing can go up or down) Monopoly as a not-so-surprisingly good money-learning tool Bank accounts, budgeting, and setting realistic goals Impulse buying (and a family challenge to reduce it) Why values matter: experiences vs “stuff” (and how everyone prioritises differently) Every week we will be picking a new topic from the hat that we wouldn't often choose to cover with our kids - we go away and give it a whirl, coming back to share what we did - bit like home ed topic speed dating! Listen to find out next week's topic! Resources mentioned:Finance With Kids Podcast (Episode 24: Practicing Smart Spending Habits and Avoiding Impulse Buying)FI for Kids podcast (Financial Independence for Kids)Teachers Pay Teachers: “Personal Financial Literacy” (3rd grade math unit)Usborne Lift-the-Flap Questions & Answers About MoneyKnow Nonsense Guide to Money: An Awesome Fun Guide to the World of FinanceInvesting for Kids: From Piggy Banks to PortfoliosWhy Money Matters (Deborah Meaden)Monopoly - any version Season 5’s paid sponsor is Strew — a home education logging app developed by a UK home educating mum and her brother. They’ve given us access to play around with the app over the next few weeks, and we’ll be reviewing it honestly as we go. So far, we’re especially loving:The feed (a scrollable timeline of what you’ve been up to)Uploading photos and adding notes (so your memories don’t just sit in your camera roll with no context)The ability to scan books (and other learning) into the appThe optional AI feature that can help categorise what you’ve logged (e.g., literacy, maths, etc.) and generate “study points” If you want to try Strew, use code 'bighomeed' when you subscribe. - Head to https://strew.app/ to download it now on IOS and Android. Follow + connectInstagram + TikTok: @bighomeedpodcast Website + weekly blog/resources: bighomeedpodcast.com If you’re joining in with our weekly topic challenge, come and tell us what you did — we’d love to share your ideas with the community.
