Reality Check

So what does it cost to live in your city of choice? What salary would you like to have? More importantly, what career will give you the lifestyle that you want?

As you explore careers think about what it will cost to provide for your basic needs for food, shelter, transportation, and health care.

Reality Check Tool

This interactive tool is a great way to identify your desired lifestyle and how to achieve those goals through specific career or job choices, and training or education.

Dream Jobs

Do you have a glamorous dream job in mind? What are your real chances of becoming a celebrity or professional athlete?

Wage and Budget Calculator

Calculate the cost of living for different parts of Minnesota. You can calculate your monthly costs and find out the hourly wage needed to support your bills.

MnCareers Facilitator Guide - "Budgeting"
(1.13MB, .pdf)

This guide provides resources, activities, and worksheets to help you create budgets and think about how finances affect your personal, career, and education plans.