Author, Speaker, Accredited Financial Counselor®, Educator & Workshop Facilitator

Todd Christensen

Contact Todd for speaking engagements, workshop presentations, press needs, or interview requests at [email protected]
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As the education manager for Money Fit, author, speaker, and financial educator, Todd Christensen develops financial education programs and provides credit and debt counseling for individuals and groups around the country. In 2014, Todd published his first 5-star-rated book, Everyday Money for Everyday People based on stories and ideas he had heard in nearly 1,000 workshops he facilitated on budgeting, credit, debt reduction, saving, and identity protection.

About Todd Christensen

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As the education manager for the Money Fit Academy, author, speaker, and financial educator, Todd Christensen develops financial education programs and provides credit and debt counseling for individuals and groups around the country.

In 2014, Todd published his first 5-star-rated book, Everyday Money for Everyday People based on stories and ideas he had heard in nearly 1,000 workshops he facilitated on budgeting, credit, debt reduction, saving, and identity protection. He has since designed, developed, and launched two award-winning, online, interactive budgeting activities:

My Life My Choices – Student Edition

My Life My Choices – Military Transition Edition

Besides regularly contributing to Money Fit’s blog and YouTube channel, you can find Todd quoted frequently in articles on top financial sites such as Forbes, MSN, Huffington Post, US News and World Report, Fox Business, USA Today, Time/Next Advisor, The Street, Money, NBC News, and Bankrate.

Todd earned his Master’s Degrees in International Management (2017) and in French Studies (1997).

Recent Articles by Todd Christensen

What to Expect in Your HECM Counseling Session: The 10 Questions You’ll Be Asked A Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), often called a reverse mortgage, can feel unfamiliar — even...
Money seems so cold, lifeless, and hard, whereas the human touch can provide warmth, softness, and even caring. So why does combining human nature with money so often lead to...
Why First-Generation Buyers Should Always Consider Education Picture this: you’re about to play a complicated board game for the first time. But there’s no rulebook. The other players toss around...
Top 5 Benefits of an Online HUD-Approved Homebuyer Education Course Buying your first home is exciting, but it can also feel overwhelming. There are new terms, unfamiliar steps, and surprise...
How an Online Course Can Boost Your Confidence, Secure Assistance, and Impress Lenders Thinking about buying your first home? Lately, you’ve been deep in Zillow scrolls, picturing weekend BBQs, or...
Homebuyer Education Course Myths Debunked — What It Costs and Why It’s Worth It Buying your first home can feel like signing up for a real-life class with no syllabus....
Congratulations to Allie Disponette: 2024–2025 Money Fit Scholarship Winner August 1, 2025 – Boise, ID Money Fit by DRS is proud to announce Allie Disponette of Lexington, Kentucky as the...
Your Debt-to-Income Ratio is a critical number that you should always be able to estimate, not only in advance of a loan application where it will be used, but to...
Most Americans will be contacted by a collection agency at some time in their adult lives, thanks in no small part to the disheveled and confusing medical billing systems around...
Financial freedom means having enough income, savings, and assets to live with more choice and less financial stress. It is not just about being rich. It is about having enough...

Author

After nearly a decade of teaching personal finance classes in the community and around the country, Todd wrote and published his first book, Everyday Money for Everyday People, in 2014, sharing many of the great tips and stories he had heard in those courses.

Todd’s love for training and for facilitating workshops led to additional publications on how to run better company meetings, especially strategic planning sessions.

More recently, Todd published a book about the Financial Independence-Retire Early (FIRE) movement for individuals and couples seeking financial freedom starting in their 50s.

Find out more at Todd’s Amazon Author Central page here.

Personal Finance Speaker

Todd Christensen has made a life of educating and helping others live debt-free. Prior to the pandemic Todd regularly spoke at and participated in high-profile personal finance speaking engagements.

Until pandemic restrictions are lifted, Todd is currently booking Zoom, Google Hangouts, and Skype presentations for groups of 25 or more. There is no fee for online presentations.

The Money Fit Academy is promoted and operated by Debt Reduction Services, Inc. and is licensed or registered to provide nonprofit credit and debt counseling to residents in all 50 States in America as well as the District of Columbia.

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