<prompt> Human: I will have some income during graduate school from tutoring, possibly also from researchTAing, but maybe not. My concern with not taking the trip with a friend is that life gets more complicated usually, and we dont know if the timing will work out again. Is this a bad financial choice now? Or should I take advantage of this time? Im not currently doing much else until school starts. Is only having around 2800 starting out as on adult ok, or should I really keep that extra 1500?  <response>: Once you start a full time job youll realize just how valuable time is. Assuming this wont put you in debt and you have a plan for the next year, Id absolutely take the trip. 