Kristin Cavallari’s First-Class Parenting Rule, and Why She Says It Matters

Kristin Cavallari says she makes her children fly coach while she sits in first class, a choice she says helps keep life in perspective at home. The reality TV star said the rule is intentional because her kids need to understand that her money is not their money.

During a recent appearance on the Aspire with Emma Grede podcast, Cavallari said she wants her children to work for what they want, even while growing up in a privileged setting. “Something as small as they fly coach. I’m flying in first class. That was important to me when they became old enough,” she said.

How Cavallari frames the rule

She said the approach is part of being “hyper-aware” of the advantages her children have. Cavallari also joked that once she could trust them not to fight on their own, it became easy to send them toward economy with a casual, “Bye guys, have fun back there.”

Her children are Camden, 13, Jaxon, 12, and Saylor, 10, whom she shares with ex-husband Jay Cutler. Fans reacted positively to the admission, with one YouTube commenter praising her for flying her kids coach while she stayed in first class.

Her divorce and business independence

Cavallari also discussed how the success of Uncommon James gave her the confidence to leave her marriage. She said the jewelry and skincare brand gave her a significant financial asset at the time of her divorce from Cutler, which was finalized after the couple’s marriage from 2013 to 2022.

According to Cavallari, she did not receive money from her ex-husband and instead had to give him half the value of Uncommon James in cash and properties. She said, “I didn’t get anything, which I’m so happy about now. But I don’t get any money from my ex-husband. I had to give him half the value of Uncommon James in cash and properties and everything else.”

The comments surfaced around the same time Jessica Simpson faced attention for a similar first-class travel story involving her family. Cavallari’s version, though, was presented as a deliberate parenting boundary tied to money, responsibility, and the role her business played in her independence.