This is the Ramsey Call of the Day, part of the Ramsey Network.

Today's question comes from Kathy in Arizona. She says, my daughter just got married and her husband

loves your show and is budgeting according to your plan. For new couples who are starting out and getting to know each other, it's hard to be on a tight

budget with no extra money for date nights or even a yearly vacation.

With both of them working full time, there needs to be something to look forward to besides

just paying the bills.

Shouldn't your plan be modified a bit to include adequate funds for these activities as

they get to know each other both personally and financially?

That makes me laugh. That's good, Kathy. Wow. I don't know what plan she read.

Your plan is to have no extra money, right? That's the plan I know in love.

Honey, you need to leave your grown kids alone and let them run their own lives,

you interfering mother-in-law.

What book did she read?

Okay, no, we don't have money for Dayton Nights in there when you're trying to get out of that. No, we don't have money for date nights in there when you're trying to get out of

that no we don't have money for vacations in there when they're trying to get out of debt and

this poor little couple newly married will survive that they'll make it a promise mom

and they'll get to know each other just fine because they ain't got

anything to do except sit and look at each other. So it's going to work out just fine. I love that you

said as they get to know each other financially. Yeah. That's very interesting. So here is what

you do need to guard against. I'm making fun of you, Kathy, because you need to be made fun of. But

the thing you do need to guard against here that you are right about.

I will take your side on this is if he is being a control freak clamping down and your daughter doesn't have a vote in this, your daughter needs to speak up.

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