diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/models/habit.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/models/habit.js.coffee
index 26923570e5..0ba6b46415 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/models/habit.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/models/habit.js.coffee
@@ -23,14 +23,12 @@ class HabitTracker.Models.Habit extends Backbone.Model
   isRemainingTodo: ->
     @get("habit_type")==3 and !@get("done")
     
-  # TODO before_save on user, calculate delta on score & experience there, not in vote
-  # TODO retrieve this formula from server so don't have to have it in two locations (Habit.clear requires it server-side)
   vote: (direction) ->
     # For negative values, use a line: something like y=-.1x+1
     # For positibe values, taper off with inverse log: y=.9^x
     # Would love to use inverse log for the whole thing, but after 13 fails it hits infinity
     sign = if (direction == "up") then 1 else -1
-    score = this.get("score")
+    score = @get("score")
     delta = 0
     if score < 0
       delta = (( -0.1 * score + 1 ) * sign)
@@ -40,30 +38,14 @@ class HabitTracker.Models.Habit extends Backbone.Model
     score += delta
     
     # up/down -voting as checkbox & assigning as done, 2 birds one stone
-    done = this.get("done")
-    if this.get("habit_type")!=1
+    done = @get("done")
+    if !@isHabit()
       done = true if direction=="up"
       done = false if direction=="down"
     
-    this.save({ score: score, done: done })
+    @save({ score: score, done: done })
+    window.userStats.updateStats(this, delta)
     
 class HabitTracker.Collections.HabitsCollection extends Backbone.Collection
   model: HabitTracker.Models.Habit
-  
   url: '/habits'
-  
-  #TODO
-  # standard: () ->
-    # @filter (habit)->
-      # habit.get('habit_type')==1
-#   
-  # daily: () ->
-    # @filter (habit) ->
-      # habit.get('habit_type')==2
-# 
-  # todosDone: () ->
-    # @filter (habit) ->
-      # (habit.get "done") and (habit.get('habit_type')==3)
-#   
-  # todosRemaining: () ->
-    # @without.apply(this, this.done()) and (habit.get('habit_type')==3)
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diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/models/user.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/models/user.js.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa5d4053ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/models/user.js.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Basically a singleton global variable, not being synced with the server
+# Reason is habit.update() will calculate user stats on server
+class HabitTracker.Models.User extends Backbone.Model
+  
+  updateStats: (habit, delta) ->
+    # set exp
+    @set({exp: @get('exp')+delta})
+
+    # can't go below 0 exp
+    if @get('exp') < 0 then @set({exp: 0})
+    
+    # level up & carry-over exp 
+    if @get('exp') > @tnl()
+      @set({ exp: @get('exp') - @tnl() })
+      @set({ lvl: @get('lvl') + 1 })
+    
+    # also add money. Only take away money if it was a mistake (aka, a checkbox) 
+    if delta>0 or !habit.isHabit() 
+      @set({money: @get('money')+delta})
+      
+    @trigger('updatedStats')
+      
+  tnl: () ->
+    # http://tibia.wikia.com/wiki/Formula
+    50 * Math.pow(@get('lvl'), 2) - 150 * @get('lvl') + 200
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/routers/habits_router.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/routers/habits_router.js.coffee
index 2aab891573..9a6831e583 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/routers/habits_router.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/routers/habits_router.js.coffee
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ class HabitTracker.Routers.HabitsRouter extends Backbone.Router
   initialize: (options) ->
     @habits = new HabitTracker.Collections.HabitsCollection()
     @habits.reset options.habits
+    window.userStats = new HabitTracker.Models.User(options.user)
 
   routes:
     "/new"      : "newHabit"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/habits/index_view.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/habits/index_view.js.coffee
index 72a00a0c80..56f160204e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/habits/index_view.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/habits/index_view.js.coffee
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ class HabitTracker.Views.Habits.IndexView extends Backbone.View
   initialize: () ->
     @options.habits.bind('reset', @addAll)
     @options.habits.bind('change', @render, this) #TODO this ruins tabs, revisit
+    window.userStats.bind('updatedStats', @updateStats, this)
+  
+  updateStats: () =>
+    # TODO create a view & template, bind to existing element
+    stats = window.userStats
+    #.to_i.to_s
+    $('#tnl').html( "(Level #{stats.get('lvl')})&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#{Math.round(stats.get('exp'))} / #{stats.tnl()}" )
+    $( "#progressbar" ).progressbar value: stats.get('exp')/stats.tnl() * 100
 
   addAll: () =>
     @options.habits.each(@addOne)
diff --git a/app/controllers/habits_controller.rb b/app/controllers/habits_controller.rb
index 6be44c489d..ec95ac8ef2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/habits_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/habits_controller.rb
@@ -4,26 +4,13 @@ class HabitsController < ApplicationController
   
   # GET /habits.json
   def index
-    # TODO @rewards = current_user.rewards 
-    @habits = current_user.habits
+    @user = current_user
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html # index.html.erb
-      format.json { render json: @habits }
+      format.json { render json: @user }
     end
   end
   
-  # GET /habits/completed
-  # GET /habits/completed.json
-  def completed
-    @one_time = current_user.habits.where(:habit_type => Habit::ONE_TIME).where(:done=>true)
-
-    respond_to do |format|
-      format.html # completed.html.erb
-      format.json { render json: @one_time }
-    end
-  end
-
-
   # GET /habits/new
   # GET /habits/new.json
   def new
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 8a6695d5ff..c74cfaed29 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -25,4 +25,8 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     # http://tibia.wikia.com/wiki/Formula
     50*self.lvl**2 - 150*self.lvl + 200
   end
+  
+  def as_json(options={})
+    super(:only => [:email, :lvl, :exp] )
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/habits/index.html.erb b/app/views/habits/index.html.erb
index de48a2725d..344e834a8b 100644
--- a/app/views/habits/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/habits/index.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <script type="text/javascript">
   $(function() {
     // HabitTracker is the app name
-    window.router = new HabitTracker.Routers.HabitsRouter({habits: <%= @habits.to_json.html_safe -%>});
+    window.router = new HabitTracker.Routers.HabitsRouter({ habits: <%= @user.habits.to_json.html_safe -%>, user: <%= @user.to_json.html_safe -%> });
     Backbone.history.start();
   });
 </script>
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