I’ve never been to court for a ticket but do I need to have the money for the ticket when I go up…

I’ve never been to court for a ticket but do I need to have the money for the ticket when I go up there? And what if I can’t come up with the money before then...They told me not to pay it off before the date cause my license will get suspended. I’m gonna be 37 weeks when I have to go ugh we just don’t have that kind of money right now we already falling behind on bills...