diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/NewUserController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/NewUserController.php
index ebcaba34a5..3d46778d37 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/NewUserController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/NewUserController.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Http\Controllers;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Requests\NewUserFormRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use Preferences;
 use Session;
 use View;
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ class NewUserController extends Controller
      *
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse|\Illuminate\Routing\Redirector
      */
-    public function submit(NewUserFormRequest $request, AccountRepositoryInterface $repository)
+    public function submit(NewUserFormRequest $request, AccountRepositoryInterface $repository, CurrencyRepositoryInterface $currencyRepository)
     {
         // create normal asset account:
         $this->createAssetAccount($request, $repository);
@@ -89,6 +90,16 @@ class NewUserController extends Controller
         // create savings account
         $this->createSavingsAccount($request, $repository);
 
+        // also store currency preference from input:
+        $currency = $currencyRepository->find(intval($request->input('amount_currency_id_bank_balance')));
+
+        if(!is_null($currency->id)) {
+            // store currency preference:
+            Preferences::set('currencyPreference', $currency->code);
+            Preferences::mark();
+        }
+
+
         Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.stored_new_accounts_new_user')));
         Preferences::mark();
 
@@ -137,7 +148,7 @@ class NewUserController extends Controller
             'accountRole'        => 'savingAsset',
             'openingBalance'     => round($request->input('savings_balance'), 12),
             'openingBalanceDate' => new Carbon,
-            'currency_id'        => intval($request->input('amount_currency_id_savings_balance')),
+            'currency_id'        => intval($request->input('amount_currency_id_bank_balance')),
         ];
         $repository->store($savingsAccount);
 
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Currency/CurrencyRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Currency/CurrencyRepository.php
index 21987fd91c..af0e383460 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Currency/CurrencyRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Currency/CurrencyRepository.php
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ class CurrencyRepository implements CurrencyRepositoryInterface
         $currency = TransactionCurrency::find($currencyId);
         if (is_null($currency)) {
             $currency = new TransactionCurrency;
-
         }
 
         return $currency;
diff --git a/app/Support/ExpandedForm.php b/app/Support/ExpandedForm.php
index 7d1554cb99..9b5f04986f 100644
--- a/app/Support/ExpandedForm.php
+++ b/app/Support/ExpandedForm.php
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ class ExpandedForm
         return $html;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * @param string $name
      * @param null   $value
@@ -331,6 +330,27 @@ class ExpandedForm
         return $html;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $name
+     * @param null   $value
+     * @param array  $options
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function number(string $name, $value = null, array $options = []): string
+    {
+        $label           = $this->label($name, $options);
+        $options         = $this->expandOptionArray($name, $label, $options);
+        $classes         = $this->getHolderClasses($name);
+        $value           = $this->fillFieldValue($name, $value);
+        $options['step'] = 'any';
+        unset($options['placeholder']);
+
+        $html = view('form.number', compact( 'classes', 'name', 'label', 'value', 'options'))->render();
+
+        return $html;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param $type
      * @param $name
diff --git a/config/twigbridge.php b/config/twigbridge.php
index b514e6681b..601364ccfe 100644
--- a/config/twigbridge.php
+++ b/config/twigbridge.php
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ return [
                 'is_safe' => [
                     'date', 'text', 'select', 'balance', 'optionsList', 'checkbox', 'amount', 'tags', 'integer', 'textarea', 'location',
                     'multiRadio', 'file', 'multiCheckbox', 'staticText', 'amountSmall', 'password', 'nonSelectableBalance', 'nonSelectableAmount',
+                    'number'
                 ],
             ],
             'Form'         => [
diff --git a/resources/views/form/number.twig b/resources/views/form/number.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efffb5b8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/form/number.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<div class="{{ classes }}" id="{{ name }}_holder">
+    <label for="{{ options.id }}" class="col-sm-4 control-label">{{ label }}</label>
+
+    <div class="col-sm-8">
+            {{ Form.input('number', name, value, options) }}
+        {% include 'form/feedback' %}
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/resources/views/new-user/index.twig b/resources/views/new-user/index.twig
index b10c636183..4401962300 100644
--- a/resources/views/new-user/index.twig
+++ b/resources/views/new-user/index.twig
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                             {{ 'savings_balance_text'|_ }}
                         </p>
 
-                        {{ ExpandedForm.balance('savings_balance',0) }}
+                        {{ ExpandedForm.number('savings_balance',0) }}
 
                         <p>
                             {{ 'finish_up_new_user'|_ }}