FWIW, I got my private ticket "start to finish" in just a couple of months (cost me under 3 grand total in the mid 90's) and never really took an official "ground school". The cheapest route is to fly several times a week until finished. Dragging it out easily costs some folks over double as they get rusty between spread out lessons and they do not advance very quickly.
I have not looked lately at what books or software is available, but I HIGHLY recommend the Gleim books for test prep. I used them for both my private and AP tickets and passed all tests with high 90's/100's scores after simply going through the Gleim FAA test prep books the week prior to taking tests.
Gleim Aviation: Private Pilot: Books: Test Prep
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