diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 5201101..b7e0b8c 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -248,3 +248,20 @@ Response:
   "decimal": int,
 }
 ```
+## GET /income
+Get the total amount of income in each category
+
+Response:
+```json
+{
+  "status": int,
+  "income_by_category": {
+    "example_category": {
+      "currency": string,
+      "whole": int,
+      "decimal": int,
+    },
+    ...
+  }
+}
+```
diff --git a/src/components/budget.js b/src/components/Budget.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/components/budget.js
rename to src/components/Budget.js
diff --git a/src/components/ExpenseTotal.js b/src/components/ExpenseTotal.js
index c8fe744..8e51540 100644
--- a/src/components/ExpenseTotal.js
+++ b/src/components/ExpenseTotal.js
@@ -1,19 +1,31 @@
-import React, { useContext } from 'react';
-import { AppContext } from '../context/AppContext';
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { getSessionKey } from "../utils/utils";
 import logo from './widget_logos/expenses_logo.png';
 import './css/ExpenseTotal.css'
 
 const ExpenseTotal = () => {
-	const { expenses } = useContext(AppContext);
+	const [expense, setExpense] = useState(0.0);
 
-	const total = expenses.reduce((total, item) => {
-		return (total += item.cost);
-	}, 0);
+	useEffect(() => {
+		fetch('https://api.bb.gabefarrell.com/w/expenses/month', {
+			method: 'GET',
+			headers: {
+			  'x-session-key': getSessionKey(),
+			},
+		})
+		.then(data => data.json())
+		.then((data) => {
+			let monthExpense = data.whole
+			monthExpense += (data.decimal / 100)
+			setExpense(monthExpense)
+		})
+		.catch(console.log)
+	}, [])
 
 	return (
 		<div className='widget p-4'>
-			<img src={logo}></img>
-			<span>This Month's Expenses: ${total}</span>
+			<img src={logo} className='expenseTotalIcon'></img>
+			<span className='widgetText'>This Month's Expenses: ${expense}</span>
 		</div>
 	);
 };
diff --git a/src/components/css/ExpenseTotal.css b/src/components/css/ExpenseTotal.css
index e69de29..de22b4c 100644
--- a/src/components/css/ExpenseTotal.css
+++ b/src/components/css/ExpenseTotal.css
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.widgetText {
+    padding-left: 1em;
+    color: #333;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pages/Login.jsx b/src/pages/Login.jsx
index cbf6739..d23105a 100644
--- a/src/pages/Login.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/Login.jsx
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ export default function Login() {
                     <p className="forgot-password">
                         Don't have an account? <a href="/signup">sign up</a>
                     </p>
-                    <p className="forgot-password">
+                    {/* <p className="forgot-password">
                     Forgot <a href="#">password?</a>
-                    </p>
+                    </p> */}
                 </form>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/utils/utils.js b/src/utils/utils.js
index ef5a8cc..d1cc72a 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils/utils.js
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 export function checkLogin() {
-  var cookies = document.cookie.split(';');
-  for (var i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
-    var cookie = cookies[i].trim();
-    if (cookie.indexOf('session=') === 0) {
+    if (getSessionKey() !== null) {
       // The "session" cookie exists
-      return true;
+      return true
+   } else {
+    // The "session" cookie doesn't exist
+    return false;
    }
-  }
-  // The "session" cookie doesn't exist
-  return false;
 }
 
 export function getSessionKey() {
diff --git a/widgets/income.go b/widgets/income.go
index 95cbd91..7c14d69 100644
--- a/widgets/income.go
+++ b/widgets/income.go
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import (
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/primitive"
 )
 
+type IBCResponse struct {
+	Status           int                    `json:"status"`
+	IncomeByCategory map[string]money.Money `json:"income_by_category"`
+}
+
 func GetMonthIncome(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// get session key from request
 	session := r.Header.Get("x-session-key")
@@ -53,3 +58,39 @@ func GetMonthIncome(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	w.Write(ret)
 }
+
+func IncomeByCategory(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	// get session key from request
+	session := r.Header.Get("x-session-key")
+
+	// get collection handle from db
+	var userCollection = db.Client.Database("budgetbuddy").Collection("users")
+
+	var user = db.UserSchema{}
+
+	err := userCollection.FindOne(context.Background(), bson.D{primitive.E{Key: "session", Value: session}}).Decode(&user)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "{\"error\":\"invalid session key\"}")
+		return
+	}
+
+	var response IBCResponse
+
+	response.IncomeByCategory = make(map[string]money.Money)
+	for _, e := range user.Income {
+		response.IncomeByCategory[e.Category] = money.Add(e.Amount, response.IncomeByCategory[e.Category])
+	}
+
+	response.Status = 200
+
+	ret, err := json.Marshal(response)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "{\"error\":\"problem marshalling response\"}")
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.Write(ret)
+
+}
diff --git a/widgets/router.go b/widgets/router.go
index cdfed92..dfc58a1 100644
--- a/widgets/router.go
+++ b/widgets/router.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func Router() *chi.Mux {
 
 	// income
 	r.Get("/income/month", GetMonthIncome)
+	r.Get("/income", IncomeByCategory)
 
 	return r
 }