Rebecca Toy

Rebecca Toy

Rebecca is a Kansas City-based freelance journalist and licensed mental health therapist. After 15 years of working through trauma with families and youth, she returned to her passion for writing and research. Rebecca is also published with National Geographic Travel, Wine Enthusiast, The Toronto Star, and Matador Network. For the last four years, she's ready to geek out about anything from the world's oldest vine to the archeology behind a popular river to why canned wine finally tastes good.

Most Recent Works

Supercharge Your Travel Points With These 7 Overlooked Strategies

Supercharge Your Travel Points With These 7 Overlooked Strategies

Here’s a pro travel tip: When you find the bonuses you have been missing out on, it’s important to celebrate what you now have and not dwell on the math of what you lost. Deep in the settings on my Uber app, a casual account link to Marriott Bonvoy would have racked up a serious … Continued
This Is the Ultimate Money-Saving Ski Season Hack

This Is the Ultimate Money-Saving Ski Season Hack

Idon’t typically like used ski wear. No one can convince me that other people’s crotch funk comes out of all of those under-layer leggings, so even the labels that would make my friends squeal don’t get a look. But just beyond the two young women frantically scraping hangers at The Gold Mine Thrift Store in … Continued