<prompt> Human: Hello! I am a 19 year old male going into my second year of university. A little background about my life: My family is very poor. My mom is our only source of income, and she only is able to bring in right under 15k a year. She is a nurse I am a Music Education Major with Percussion Emphasis Percussion Major, which unfortunately keeps me from getting a job to help support her. I have to take over 20 credit hours a semester, and also practicerehearse a lot outside of my schedule. My school does give me a 5k refund because my schooling is completely paid for, and that is my left over scholarship money.I have been debating with myself if being a music teacher is going to be worth it. I have read a lot of things about how much teachers make, which seems to be around the 20k-35k range in most places. I am very worried I wont be able to make a good living based off of that income, and it is making me very afraid of the future.Dont get me wrong, I absolutely love teaching and playing music however - I just feel like I wont be able to do the things I want in life because of the low income I will have. Am I freaking out over something irrelevant at this moment, or is this a legitimate concern?Sorry if this completely is in the wrong place or is totally unimportant, I just would like imput from somewhere that is not my family  <response>: What do you want in life? I feel like you need to ask yourself that and lay out everything in front of you and reflect on it.After that... What CAN you do to achieve these goals? Do you need to make a lot of money? What kind of job do you need to make the money you need to do this? What kind of payments can you expect to have on a regular basis when you have your career and are on your own? Do you plan on having a spouse who will also bring in income?When youre a music teacher I guess depending on the area youre in keep in mind youll also have a few months where school is out and you can do something else if you dont already do marching band. Try to think of things that you can do on the side during breaks or other down time.I would also like to say... Hopefully your goals are those involving self-improvement. Sacrificing a job that you love in order to achieve goals that you feel are important now may be a regret you face later on in life. There is only so far that money can take you, when you have it. Going into work every day and hating what you do cannot be made up for in any other way.Im sure there will be plenty of other advice about different ways you can save, and how you can manage your finances in order to achieve your goals with a lower salary. But never lose sight of what you love, and what you love doing. 