research your career of choice. find out if its truly something that interests you. determine what you have to do to get started in this career and how much money you realistically expect to make. in the space below list the job you want why you want it and how much money you will make. You will find that your resources tell you how much you will make per hour or how much your annual salary will be. to set your budget you'll have to convert those amounts to monthly income figures.