[header] How to create a transition budget [title] Record your income. [step] The basic idea behind establishing any budget is to measure how much you're making versus how much you're spending. Being aware of your exact level of income is therefore a logical place to start. 
Find out the specific amount that you make in a month or year, then translate that into how much money you have at your disposal each time the bulk of your expenses are made (typically every month). [substeps] Salaried workers can break down their annual compensation into smaller units to make it easier to view in a particular time frame.