diff --git a/db.py b/db.py
index 4107513..7a0180d 100644
--- a/db.py
+++ b/db.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def init_db():
     if cur.fetchone()[0] == 0:
         ###
         # For now manually update below on the fortnight of the original pay shcedule to compare saved version vs. our reality.  Update:
-        #   Savings (Macq+me bank) -- noting ME bank is: $1329.68
+        #   Savings (Macq+me bank) -- noting ME bank is: $1434.3
         #   TLS/CBA prices
         #   Interest rate
         #   D_leave_owed_in_days
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 0c3bcbe..45b24d1 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from flask import Flask, render_template, request, redirect, url_for, Response, jsonify
 from calc import calculate_savings_depletion
 from db import init_db, get_finance_data, update_finance, get_budget_data, insert_cset, get_comp_set_data, get_comp_set_options
-from collections import defaultdict
+from collections import defaultdict, Counter
 from datetime import datetime
 import csv
 import io
@@ -80,7 +80,22 @@ def index():
     DISP.append(r)
 
     now=datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
-    return render_template('index.html', now=now, finance=finance_data, depletion_date=depletion_date, savings=savings_per_fortnight, BUDGET=BUDGET, COMP=COMP, DISP=DISP)
+
+    # Extract years from the date strings
+    years = [datetime.strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%d").year for date, _ in savings_per_fortnight]
+
+    # Count how many times each year appears
+    year_counts = Counter(years)
+    # Sort the items by year
+    sorted_years = sorted(year_counts.items())  # List of (year, count) tuples
+
+    # Access the first and second years
+    first_yr, first_count = sorted_years[0]
+    second_yr, second_count = sorted_years[1]
+
+    # now work out how much padding we need in the first year to align the last dates for all years
+    padding=second_count - first_count
+    return render_template('index.html', now=now, first_yr=first_yr, padding=padding, finance=finance_data, depletion_date=depletion_date, savings=savings_per_fortnight, BUDGET=BUDGET, COMP=COMP, DISP=DISP)
 
 @app.route('/save', methods=['POST'])
 def save():
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 1e20a96..ace8685 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -93,27 +93,15 @@
     <div class="row">
       <div class="col-auto"> <div class="pt-1 pb-1 mb-0 alert text-center" style="background:lemonchiffon">2025</div>
 
-      {% set first_yr=2025 %}
-      {% set started=namespace( val=0 ) %}
-      {% set mon_cnt=namespace( now=4 ) %}
+      {# inside started if below, we add blank lines to the start of the year so the dates line up #}
+      {% for _ in range( 0, padding ) %}
+         <br>
+      {% endfor %}
+
       {% for date, dollars in savings %}
           {% set yr=date[:4] %}
           {% set mon=date[5:7] %}
           {% set day=date[8:10 ] %}
-          {# inside started if below, we add blank lines to the start of the year so the dates line up #}
-          {% if started.val == 0 %}
-              {% if day|int > 14 %}
-                 <br>
-              {% else %}
-                 <br>
-                 <br>
-              {% endif %}
-              {% for _ in range( 1, 2*mon_cnt.now ) %}
-                 <br>
-              {% endfor %}
-
-              {% set started.val = 1 %}
-          {% endif %}
 
           {% if yr|int > first_yr|int and mon == '01' and day|int <= 14 %}
             </div><div class="col-auto">