Figure out if a trip is actually worth the money and time off
A trip can be genuinely appealing and still not be the best use of limited money and time off right now.
- Use it for
- Anyone deciding whether to commit to a specific trip before booking anything.
A trip idea can sound appealing in isolation without ever being checked against what else the same money and time off could go toward — a different trip, saving for something else, or simply rest without travel. This prompt checks the specific trip honestly against its real cost and what you'd be trading it against, before committing to book anything.
When not to use this
If money and time off aren't genuinely constrained for you right now, this cost-benefit check adds little — just book what sounds good.
Did this work?
You have an honest answer on whether this specific trip is worth the money and time off, given what else you'd trade it against, not just whether it sounds appealing.
Tested on claude-opus-5. Evidence status is draft; it moves to battle-tested only on recorded runs, never by hand.