Feeling like a pilot that’s been grounded and lost their wings because you haven’t travelled in a while? That’s vacation deprivation, buddy.
It’s the thing that’s driving a bunch of Aussies to book those lavish holidays you see posted on your socials that have you screaming at your phone, “How can they afford that??”. That’s the secret captain, they can, but barely.
In December last year, Bankrate conducted a survey that confirmed that 31% of Gen Z’s have saved up nothing for retirement. The rationale for this is a sense of “financial absurdism”, a drive to live for the now.
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That’s why you might see younger folks flexing material goods or gallivanting on spontaneous trips overseas.
But that doesn’t mean everyone is suddenly vacationing. Expedia just released a report
