> Is life always better with more money? More money can buy you more security (unexpected medical bills...), free time (why not take 6 months off to travel?),

> Is life always better with more money? More money can buy you more security (unexpected medical bills...), free time (why not take 6 months off to travel?), and opportunity (I'm gona fund my own startup!) that OP might not be considering at the moment. With the future being uncertain, and all other things being equal between the jobs, it would be silly not to take the money. Worst case, you shove it in a savings account/index fund and never think about it again.