Do you enjoy working with tomorrow’s leaders? I sure do! One of my many volunteer efforts is working with...
Revive and Thrive Virtual Women’s Conference
Ellie Kay, , 10/10/80 Rule (TM), About Ellie Kay, apps, Author, Bill Paying, Budgeting, cars, College Finance, Consumer Debt, Credit, Credit Card, debt, Donations, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, FICO, Gallery, Health, Homebased Business, Jobs, Media, millennial, millennials, Mom, Parent, Podcast, public speaking, Recession, Retirement, Savings, Scams, Shopping, The Money Millhouse Podcast, women's issues, Work, Budget, couples, credit, credit cards, Debt, financial podcast, mother and daughter, multigenerational finance, podcast, savings, spending, 0In my podcast, The Money Millhouse, we are addressing financial issues for women who make and manage money–especially during...
Service Academies and Military Funded Education
Ellie Kay, , Budgeting, College Finance, Consumer Debt, debt, education, Family News, Heroes at Home, Kids and Money, Military, millennial, millennials, Mom, Parent, Savings, Service Academies, service academy, Uncategorized, veterans, College, Debt, education, Generation Z, kids, millennial, parent, service academy, student loans, USAFA, USMA, USMMA, USNA, 0I recently spoke at Congresswoman Katie Hill’s (25th Congressional District) Military Academy night. The audience members were parents...
Back to College – The Kay Way – part two
Ellie Kay, , College Finance, debt, education, Kids and Money, Parent, Budget, College, Debt, Heroes at Home, savings, service academy, travel, traveling, 0When people ask me how we are put our kids through college debt free, the answer is multi-fold. First,...
5 Do’s and Don’ts For a Smooth Transition to College or A Service Academy
Ellie Kay, , About Ellie Kay, College Finance, education, Family News, Heroes at Home, Service Academies, College, college prep, education, service academy, university, USAFA, USMA, USNA, 0When my daughter, Bethany was 4 years old, we called her “Bunny” because she hopped from heart to heart....
Before You Say “I Do” – Premarital Financial Counseling
Ellie Kay, , Bill Paying, Budgeting, Checking, College Finance, Consumer Debt, Couples, Credit Card, debt, Savings, Student Loan Debt, Vacations, Wedding, couples and money, credit scores, marriage, 0“Bye, bye!” I smiled and waved from the front porch, Bob by my side, “Nice to meet you!” Speaking...
It’s Academy Time! (#USAFA, #USNA, #USMA) – Part 3
Ellie Kay, , About Ellie Kay, College Finance, education, Military, Uncategorized, 0The Resume and Essay In the first two parts of this blog series, we talked about the steps you...
It’s Academy Time! (#USAFA, #USNA, #USMA) – Part 2
Ellie Kay, , About Ellie Kay, College Finance, education, Military, Uncategorized, 0In part one of this series, we looked at the process and requirements to get into a service academy....
It’s Academy Time! (#USAFA, #USNA, #USMA) – Part 1
Ellie Kay, , About Ellie Kay, College Finance, education, Military, millennial, millennials, Mom, Parent, Service Academies, service academy, Uncategorized, College, education, student loans, USAFA, USMA, USMMA, USNA, 0This is the Academy time of the year—no I don’t mean the heat of summer, although this time of...
Financial First Aid Kit – Military Appreciation Month
Ellie Kay, , 401 (k)s, Adventures, Budgeting, College Finance, Consumer Debt, Credit, debt, education, FICO, Health, Insurance, Retirement, Savings, Uncategorized, budgets, credit scores, estate planning, FICO, life insurance, retirement, savings, will, 0In honor of military appreciation month, I’d like to highlight our Army son, Joshua. When he was born we...