Des Toups joined NerdWallet in 2015 and now supports the student loans and auto loans teams. He draws on decades of experience in personal finance journalism — exploring everything from car insurance to bankruptcy to couponing to side hustles — and a lifetime's worth of lessons learned. He is based in Portland, Oregon, and Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
- Previous experience: MSN.com, Insurance.com, Seattle Times, Anchorage Daily News, Albuquerque Journal, Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph