We talk about cost per wear all the time. But what about cost per memory?

Think about the last really good holiday you went on. What do you actually remember? Probably not what the flights and hotel cost. 

Hot off the plane from the Northern Territory, our very own travel correspondent Jessica Ricci is here to confirm with receipts that that off-peak travel is where it’s at. While everyone else chases that May to August peak, the NT’s Best Kept Season (September to April) is when the Territory shows a different side, with flowing waterfalls, rich sunsets, fewer crowds, better value and quieter moments that feel like they’re just for you. 

Jess (and the team?) explored Darwin, Katherine and Nitmiluk National Park on Jawoyn Country, and now we unpack how to spend on travel in a way that actually feels worth it, and whether the price of an experience has anything to do with how much you remember it.

Plan your Northern Territory escape between September and April learn more here!
WIN A TRIP: Feel like a free holiday? Of course you do! Enter the Best Kept Season competition for a chance to win!

In this ep:

🌅 Why the best moments are often the free ones (same sunset, very different bill)
🌅 The two unhelpful extremes: save every dollar and retire with no stories vs “book the flight, money comes back”
🌅 Why off-peak travel is the ultimate life hack: no long lines, fewer crowds, cheaper flights and accommodation (and still shorts weather)
🌅 Why we overlook our own backyard, and why not everything valuable in your life appreciates financially

Because being good with money isn’t about spending as little as humanly possible. It’s being able to look at where your money went and think, “Yep. That was worth it to me.” And sometimes the return is something you’re still talking about 10 years later.

This episode was created in partnership with Tourism NT
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Acknowledgement of Country by Nartarsha Bamblett aka Queen Acknowledgements (queenacknowledgements.com).

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