diff --git a/projects/flixel-desktop-habit-puzzle-game/source/Entry.kiss b/projects/flixel-desktop-habit-puzzle-game/source/Entry.kiss
index 869f8323..0caf8e9a 100644
--- a/projects/flixel-desktop-habit-puzzle-game/source/Entry.kiss
+++ b/projects/flixel-desktop-habit-puzzle-game/source/Entry.kiss
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@
         ((Interval days lastDayDone)
             "$days ${lastDayDone}: ")
         (otherwise ""))$(.join (for label labels
-                        "${label.label} $(* "|" label.points)") "/")")
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+                        "${label.label} $(HabitModel.pointsStr label.points)") "/")")
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diff --git a/projects/flixel-desktop-habit-puzzle-game/source/HabitModel.kiss b/projects/flixel-desktop-habit-puzzle-game/source/HabitModel.kiss
index 052c3f28..01d2c880 100644
--- a/projects/flixel-desktop-habit-puzzle-game/source/HabitModel.kiss
+++ b/projects/flixel-desktop-habit-puzzle-game/source/HabitModel.kiss
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@
                                     (otherwise (throw "bad header: $lastHeader")))
                                 (for l (line.split "/")
                                     (object
-                                        label (StringTools.trim (StringTools.replace l "|" ""))
-                                        points (count (l.split "") ->c (= c "|"))))
+                                        label (StringTools.trim (withoutPointsStr l))
+                                        points (countPoints l)))
                                 topPriority))))
                 (otherwise (break))))))
 
@@ -273,4 +273,26 @@
                 (set e.type (Monthly days (.toString (DateTime.now)))))
             (whenLet [(Interval days lastDayDone) e.type]
                 (set e.type (Interval days (.toString (DateTime.now)))))))
-    (save))
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+    (save))
+
+(var tallyUnit 5)
+(function pointsStr [points]
+    (let [&mut str "" symbols ["+" "*" "\$"]]
+        (doFor i (reverse (collect (range symbols.length)))
+            (let [scaledTallyUnit (^ tallyUnit i)
+                    tallies (Math.floor (/ points scaledTallyUnit))]
+                (+= str (* (nth symbols i) tallies))
+                (-= points (* tallies scaledTallyUnit))))
+        str))
+
+(function withoutPointsStr [:String label]
+    (doFor c (.split "|+*\$" "") (set label (label.replace c ""))))
+
+(function countPoints [:String pointStr]
+    (apply + (for char (pointStr.split "")
+                (case char
+                    ("|" 1)
+                    ("+" 1)
+                    ("*" tallyUnit)
+                    ("\$" (^ tallyUnit 2))
+                    (otherwise 0)))))
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diff --git a/projects/flixel-desktop-habit-puzzle-game/source/HabitState.kiss b/projects/flixel-desktop-habit-puzzle-game/source/HabitState.kiss
index 76daa3e2..318a039c 100644
--- a/projects/flixel-desktop-habit-puzzle-game/source/HabitState.kiss
+++ b/projects/flixel-desktop-habit-puzzle-game/source/HabitState.kiss
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
             (localVar title 
                 "Add a label for this ${typeDescriptor}, or use SHIFT+ENTER to add a ${multipleLabelDescriptor}:")
             (set entryCreationWindow (new SimpleWindow title null null 0.9 0.9))
+            // TODO don't allow /, +, $, *
             (set entryNameText (new FlxInputText 0 0 FlxG.width "" textSize true))
             (entryCreationWindow.addControl entryNameText)
             (entryCreationWindow.makeText "Create" FlxColor.LIME ->:Void _ (addCreatedEntry))
@@ -608,7 +609,7 @@
 
 // TODO configurable text size
 (method _makeText [:String s :Int points &opt :Action action]
-    (entryWindow.makeText (+ s (pointsStr points)) action))
+    (entryWindow.makeText (+ s (HabitModel.pointsStr points)) action))
 
 (method :Void log [:String message]
     (trace message)
@@ -822,15 +823,6 @@
 (method createTaskEntry [] (startAdding Todo))
 (method createBonusEntry [] (startAdding Bonus))
     
-(function pointsStr [points]
-    (let [&mut str "" tallyUnit 5 symbols ["+" "*" "\$"]]
-        (doFor i (reverse (collect (range symbols.length)))
-            (let [scaledTallyUnit (^ tallyUnit i)
-                    tallies (Math.floor (/ points scaledTallyUnit))]
-                (+= str (* (nth symbols i) tallies))
-                (-= points (* tallies scaledTallyUnit))))
-        str))
-
 (method addCreatedEntry []
     // addEntry() calls save()
     (when (entryNameText.text.trim)