Quote Originally Posted by smokey the elder View Post
That's awesome that you own your house free and clear! That's got to be a huge help; you can stash away the former mortgage payment. (Stupid taxes, though...)
Oh! Is that how it's supposed to work?

We paid off our house, and now my monthly health insurance premium is $863 for just me. I call it my health mortgage.

I guess I could just go without, lots of people cut back by not buying insurance.