<prompt> Human: I originally wrote this post from my main account, but decided on a throwaway at the end just in case. Will monitor this from main account and, if necessary, PM people from there.Story Time:Im currently working in San Francisco at a tech company non-technical position and make 180K a year. Everyone that knows me thinks I have a mental disorder for even considering a new job because I literally sit around all day on Reddit and do nothing, but theres just something missing in my current work. My CEO I report directly to him is awesome but I worry about the future of the company.Ive an opportunity for what seems to be a dream job in Stockholm. I love Sweden and this company is doing incredibly well. Its a pretty high-profile position and Id be doing exactly what I want to do. Except that the salary is going to be roughly 60-65K USD which is apparently a decent salary there. But its not like Stockholm is drastically cheaper to live in than San Francisco; if anything, its even more expensive. I dont know how people do it.On top of that, I have 110K in student loan debt from undergrad and grad school. Luckily the interest rates on most are fairly low 2.12-2.75 from undergrad because my parents cosigned - this could be a problem, I know; and 5.8 from grad school. I pay roughly 1500mo in student loans right now and should probably be putting a bit more towards that. Thinking about paying some of them off completely before I leave 6000 for certain loans. What does rpersonalfinance suggest I do about the loan situation? Should I try to pay off more or, if I move, just pay the minimums while Im in Sweden?My family is not really on board with this. We never had a lot of money and arent really material people grew up in a farm town, so I do think Id be content with the salary. My father says to follow your dreams and the money will come but my mother explained that people work their whole lives to get to where Im at and Im essentially throwing it away and worries about my future after Swedenhow easy itd be to find a job similar to where I am now if I come back to the US.I dont have a lot of stuff. My rent is astronomically expensive given the area I live in and I did just purchase a pretty fancy car that I would need to sell this could be difficult. Other than that, I dont have a lot of possessions and I try to live fairly frugally. I know I could live in Stockholm on 60K a year, but Im wondering how this would affect my student loan payments and other savings. And potentially any tax implications - Ive done a lot of research into FATCA and it seems like an enormous headache but thats another story for another post.Forgive me if this is the wrong subreddit, I just trust you guys to know more about paying loans and whether or not this is a good idea in the long run.tl;dr - Make 180K in San Francisco, contemplating taking job in Sweden for 60K. Have 110K in student loan debt paying 1.5Kmo. I want to move because Im unhappy at my job and, to be honest, really just have the itch to live abroad before I settle down. How does this impact my loans and taxes? Are all my friends right that Im super dumb for even considering this job?EDIT, 9:30 PM, 3 December: Thanks for all the advice guys. I went home from work and paid off my highest interest loan 16,400!. Im so glad you guys really talked some sense into me. My family and friends are great, but hearing it from strangers on the Internet really made me realize I was doing everything wrong. I still want to consider the job, but it doesnt look like a smart financial decision right now to move to Sweden and, yes, for everyone that asked - I do speak Swedish though its not needed there at all and Ive been there, so thats not a concern. Will enjoy my life and first world problems :-Assistant: From a financial standpoint moving would be a bad idea.Reasons: Huge pay cut. How would you feel about your job now if they said, well pay you 60k per year, but well give you 8 months of vacation a year? Because that is the comparative income offer you currently have. You have substantial debts that will significantly cripple your savings when you are only making 60k a year but is quite managable at 180k. Sweden has very high costs of living and very high taxation rate one of the highest in the world so its not like you can count on expenditures being less. You will immediately take a big financial hit when you sell your fancy car. You didnt tell us what you bought, for how much, and what the current selling price would be around.Unless your unhappy, or you simply dont care about money. Stay put and look for other work that pays close to what your making now but offers opportunities that you would be interested in long term.Human: Huge pay cut. How would you feel about your job now if they said, well pay you 60k per year, but well give you 8 months of vacation a year? Because that is the comparative income offer you currently have.Part of the huge appeal of moving to Europe is vacation time. I dont have a lot here and that which I do involves traveling to metal festivals - thats what I spend my entertainment money on. Being in Europe eliminates a lot of the travel expenses P You have substantial debts that will significantly cripple your savings when you are only making 60k a year but is quite managable at 180k.Agreed. Though my first job out of grad school was 60K and I was making the same payments. This was living in Los Angeles. The taxation in Sweden is much higher than the US. You will immediately take a big financial hit when you sell your fancy car. You didnt tell us what you bought, for how much, and what the current selling price would be around.This is the biggest problem, I think. Its a 2007 Mercedes SLK 350. Purchased it used this past July for 15K and its in pristine condition. Id imagine I could get back anywhere from 9-11K for it, so Id absolutely be taking a loss. I wouldnt plan on staying in Sweden forever - Im really looking at this as a one-two year commitment - but I cant imagine storing the car somewhere my family lives on the East Coast would be a smart idea either. Unless your unhappy, or you simply dont care about money. Stay put and look for other work that pays close to what your making now but offers opportunities that you would be interested in long term.Appreciate this advice and its a little of unhappy and a little that I dont necessarily need to have money, but I do have a lot of financial obligations. Im going to sound like Im name dropping but my life is just a huge first world problem. Ive turned down opportunities this year from Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Box, Twitch, Airbnb, Uber, and a slew of startups because, honestly, they wont pay me where Im at now for a similar role. Would I move around in the Bay Area for a paycut? Possibly. . .but itd have to be something really, really interesting or have a huge scope. The Sweden role is for a global lead position. Thats exciting.Youve been incredibly helpful though. Im leaning more towards no just based on this post :-  <response>: When you said you bought a really fancy, expensive car, I think a lot of us pictured you just spent 90,000 on a new car. 15,000 is a lot of money but taking a 2-4k loss on it isnt the end of the world, IMO. You certainly didnt break the bank. Whats your savings look like? 