Bethany Grace. That name means something. It was the name I had for her two older brothers if they...
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,...
Back to College – The Kay Way – part one
Ellie Kay, , debt, education, Kids and Money, Uncategorized, College, Debt, kids, kids and money, savings, textbook savings, 0Back To College When Bethany was four years old, she came running in the house sobbing uncontrollably. I smoothed...
Mother’s Day and Working Mom’s – What Is Your Time Worth?
Ellie Kay, , About Ellie Kay, Baby, Couples, Family News, Jobs, Kids and Money, Mom, Parent, Podcast, public speaking, Savings, The Money Millhouse Podcast, Uncategorized, Work, Work Life Balance, budgets, family, finances, jobs, moms, mother's day, salaries, 0When I married my husband we had five babies in seven years and moved eleven times in thirteen years....
Financial Literacy Month- Teaching Kids To Score Great Jobs
Ellie Kay, , Jobs, Kids and Money, Parent, Uncategorized, financial literacy, interviews, jobs, kids, 0April is financial literacy month and it’s also a time when students may be looking for part-time jobs to...
Smart Money Habits for Millennials (and Their Mamas)
Ellie Kay, , 401 (k)s, Adventures, apps, Baby, Bill Paying, Budgeting, College Finance, Consumer Debt, Couples, Credit, Credit Card, debt, education, FICO, Grocery, Heroes at Home, Heroes at Home Financial Event Tour, Investments, Kids and Money, Military, millennial, millennials, Mom, Parent, Podcast, Retirement, Savings, Student Loan Debt, The Money Millhouse Podcast, apps, budgeting, communication, credit card debt, finances, investments, millennials, money, retirement, savings, student loan debt, 0The Kay Family had five babies in seven years. That roughly adds up to 3 kids in diapers at...
The $425,000 Interview – 15 Minutes To A Million Dollar Life
Ellie Kay, , Jobs, Kids and Money, Parent, Uncategorized, Unemployment, Work, interviews, 0I looked at the young man in a new suit, tie that his dad probably knotted and a fresh...
The Millennial Boomerang
Ellie Kay, , Budgeting, debt, Jobs, Kids and Money, millennial, millennials, Parent, boomerang kids, budgets, kids and money, millennials, savings, 0“My kids will never come back to live with us after they are launched.” “I don’t have worry about...
And Baby Makes Three – Ways to Save Bucks on Babies
Ellie Kay, , About Ellie Kay, Baby, Couples, Family News, Kids and Money, Parent, Savings, Shopping, babies, baby, Budget, budgeting, children, family, grandparents, kids and money, parents, savings, 0“Mama, can you ask Miss Natalya if I can hold the baby?” my 6’ 4” son asked with...