Go backpack Europe for a month or start my new job next week?
Could start my new job in a week or in a month. I could backpack to Europe. But the opportunity cost is like 15k which is huge. Or I could wait a year and do the same trip and the opportunity cost would just be the cost of the trip I should also emphasize I would be going alone
I would like to know what you end up deciding
Who knows next year same time you end up switching again and debating the same question with even a larger opportunity cost. What will the opportunity cost look like once you are dead?
I think once you are dead, opportunity cost is not applicable. Nothing will matter. All memory will be erased.
Do it now. In a year you might not have enough vacation to do it. Or you can do something else. If you earn a lot, you probably have more money than time. I would personally work for half my TC (300k) if I could work 6 months per year.
Europe. Don’t think twice. Have a blast.
Backpack now, when next year comes there will be a reason why you can’t go.
How do you put price on having self time . That’s another cost you need to think about
You need a poll
Europe by a mile. At the end what you have is memories and your impact on people and the world. A trip in Europe at this point in your life is worth so massively much more in those terms than 15k, especially at our earning potential. Don't even think twice. Go explore.
Life is short. Have fun