Hi, I’m Kristen.

Economist, professor, author, mom of four.

I teach students how to think like an economist, achieve financial freedom, and do that one thing I just did in Excel.

My personal finance textbook comes out in January 2024. I’m passionate about making financial freedom accessible to every student so they can live their desired life without the burden of living paycheck to paycheck. Meanwhile, my side project is a non-fiction book about retreating in the happiness self-help genre.

I am mom to four kids and wife to the guy who owns everyone’s favorite doughnut shop. I’m obsessed with planning ahead and putting systems in place. What I lack in patience, (I hope) I make up for as household cook, event planner, and procurement specialist.

My perfect day is a little bit of everything: teaching, writing, one meeting (max), time with family, and coffee with a friend.