We paid off $838 last Fri to the mortgage, and our payment posted. We now owe $75,985. We decided to celebrate the $75k, $50k and $25k markers on our route to having no mortgage, so I am hoping that next month we get to go out to a big dinner! We are going to Los Angeles to visit my parents, and it would be nice to celebrate with sushi!!

According to my excel spreadsheet, this means paying down the mortgage by $160 next month. That shouldn't be difficult since I already have $150 budgeted to additional principal payments. Just need $10 in snowflakes.

D's vertigo is gone, but he says that ear still feels full and he has mild tinnitus, so he's visiting all sorts of doctors. It's wrecking the medical budget, but I want him to feel better. We're having to rearrange the budget somewhat to accommodate larger medical expenses.

Still the extra $10 shouldn't be a problem - hoping to have my gym money by the end of the month! And I need to sell a few things on craigslist.