A year in!

It has been 1 full year since we started our budget!!! YAY!!!! No more house payment in 12 months!!!! So far I have splurged on a few things, but for the most part our budget has worked perfectly. Christmas was a bit more than I wanted, and throughout the year we've done a few family things that we could have lived without, but it was close enough for me to call it a success. Has anyone else tried the budgeting steps I posted? If so, how has it been working for ya??