Bethany Grace. That name means something. It was the name I had for her two older brothers if they...
Family Travel: Fly or Drive?
Ellie Kay, , Adventures, Bargaining, cars, Gas, Gasoline, Holidays, Travel, Uncategorized, Vacations, Budget, budgeting, budgets, family, finances, financial education, financial podcast, kids, kids and money, saving money, savings, travel, traveling, 0I remember my dad stuffing us kids in the back of a VW bug and traveling from TX to...
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 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...
How to be a Brand Ambassador: A Step-by-Step Guide-UPDATED!
Ellie Kay, , About Ellie Kay, brand ambassador, Brand Ambassador/Spokesperson, Heroes at Home, Heroes at Home Financial Event Tour, Influencer, Media, Mom, Parent, public speaking, Spokesperson, spokespersons, The Money Millhouse Podcast, Work, Work Life Balance, Writers Corner, author, brand ambassador, influencer, jobs, kids, spokesperson, work, work life balance, 0When I was a young mom with five children ten years old and younger, I launched a side hustle as...
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...
Holiday Travel Planning Guide – Hint: Buy Early
Ellie Kay, , About Ellie Kay, Airline Travel, Budgeting, Credit Card, Family News, Holidays, Savings, Travel, airline travel, budgeting, family time, holidays, kids, travel, 0One of my favorite things to do when I have my adult children home is to go to...
1000 Kisses — Investing in Our Children
Ellie Kay, , Baby, College Finance, Entertainment, Kids and Money, Mom, Parent, Uncategorized, education, group buying, kids, tutors, 0I’m currently missing 4000 kisses every year. Yep, they just upped and moved away, 1000 at a time. I...