Credentials & Books

Ellie is a best-selling author and Gold Medallion Book award finalist with eleven books to her credit, they include: 

Shop, Save and Share – (Bethany House Publishers, 1998) How To Save Money Every Day - (Bethany House Publishers, 2001) Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees—Teaching Kids The Value of A Buck (Bethany House Publishers, 2002) Heroes At Home - (Bethany House Publishers, , 2002) Heroes At Home AudioBook (Brilliance Audio, 2004) The New Bride Guide (Bethany House Publishers, 2003) A Woman’s Guide to Family Finance (Bethany House Publishers, 2004) The Debt Diet (Bethany House Publishers, 2005) Kisses of Sunshine for Moms – (Zondervan, releases April, 2005) A Mom’s Guide to Family Finances (Revell, August 2006) 1/2 Price Living (Moody Publishers, January 2007) A Tip a Day with Ellie Kay (Moody Publishers, January 2008)

Ellie’s books have been featured in Crossings Book Club, The Literary Guild, The Mystery Club Guild, The Military Guild and Doubleday Book Club as well as hundreds of international bookseller’s sites.

Critical Acclaim

**Ellie’s book, Heroes at Home is currently under a Presidential Initiative for distribution to military families around the world.

**”Ellie’s books provide fascinating and delightful reading as well as highly practical -- this book will be gratefully received by the readers.”
      H. Norman Wright

**”I enjoy Ellie’s helpful books. She makes it so simple even I can understand.”
      Best selling author, Dr. Kevin Leman

**”For those couples who choose to live on one income, this book offers the practical tips on how to do it successfully.”
      Gary D. Chapman, Ph.D., best selling author of The Five Love Languages and The Five Languages of Apology

“Ellie is the gateway to mainstream America.”
      Marc Myers, Money Columnist, Reader’s Digest

“Ellie Kay has done it again. She is a book-producing machine!
     Bill Griffith, Anchor, CNBC’s Power Lunch

“Ellie’s book reads much like any guide to squeezing a dime; the difference is that readers are urged to take those two-for-one canned good they score with a coupon and donate them.”
     Publisher’s Weekly

“Ellie’s work is one of the great services to families across our nation. I applaude her work in helping all of us be better stewards.”
     Dennis Rainey

“The debt mentality in our society is rampant, and people are desperate. Ellie hits the nail on the head by defining these struggles and offering practial solutions in a remarkably clear way.”
      Howard Dayton, CEO, Crown Financial Ministries

“Ellie Kay, a gifted communicator, has written an incredibly helpful book covering many areas of a family’s finances. . .I recommend Ellie’s writing wholeheartedly to any couple in America today.”
      Ron Blue, President CFP network

Print Media

She’s been published and/or featured in:

• Becoming Family –Cover photo and pictorial essay
• Redbook
• Family Circle
• First For Women
• Reader’s Digest
• Woman’s Day Magazine
• Focus on the Family Magazine
• Home Life Magazine
• Today’s Christian Woman
• Woman’s World
• The New York Daily News
• Becoming Family
• Bottom Line Personals
• Bottom Line Tomorrow
• Marriage Partnership Magazine
• Shine Magazine
• The Good News Herald
• The National Enquirer
• Air Force Times
• Army Times
• Marine Corps/Navy Times
• Working Mother

Columns and E-Modules

• Columnist for CBN.com
• Columnist for Military Spouse Magazine
• Columnist for HotMomsClub.com
• HomeLife-Financial columnist
• Focus on Your Child Newsletters and Focus on Your Child Website – E-learning Module for Parents (Financial)
• Shine Magazine –Financial Columnist
• Military Money – Financial/Military Lifestyle Columnist
• Today’s Christian Woman – Financial Columnist