Advice: ready or not?

Sheridan
My SO and I have been together for 8 months. Im so in love with him and I cannot imagine life without him. He's my bestfriend. We've been talking about marriage and getting engaged a lot lately. I am still in school working toward my BSN & he is a teacher. Financially I am not bringing in a consistent pay check and he is just barely making it with his. We are so so ready to take the next step.. But should we wait? Wait until we are financially ready? 
Thanks for the tips 😊