diff --git a/app/controllers/ReminderController.php b/app/controllers/ReminderController.php
index 657f3e8a10..ba6eb30747 100644
--- a/app/controllers/ReminderController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/ReminderController.php
@@ -7,4 +7,11 @@
 class ReminderController extends BaseController
 {
 
+    /**
+     * @param Reminder $reminder
+     */
+    public function show(Reminder $reminder)
+    {
+        var_dump($reminder);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/filters.php b/app/filters.php
index 835ecba055..f1396ca5e1 100644
--- a/app/filters.php
+++ b/app/filters.php
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ App::before(
             /** @var \FireflyIII\Shared\Toolkit\Filter $toolkit */
             $filter = App::make('FireflyIII\Shared\Toolkit\Filter');
             $filter->setSessionDateRange();
-            //Event::fire('recurring.verify');
+
+            /** @var \FireflyIII\Shared\Toolkit\Reminders $toolkit */
+            $reminderKit = App::make('FireflyIII\Shared\Toolkit\Reminders');
+
+            $reminderKit->updateReminders();
+
+            View::share('reminders',$reminderKit->getReminders());
+
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/app/lib/FireflyIII/Shared/Toolkit/Reminders.php b/app/lib/FireflyIII/Shared/Toolkit/Reminders.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bce26d910b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/FireflyIII/Shared/Toolkit/Reminders.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Shared\Toolkit;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+
+/**
+ * Class Reminders
+ *
+ * @package FireflyIII\Shared\Toolkit
+ */
+class Reminders {
+
+
+    public function updateReminders() {
+        $reminders = \Auth::user()->reminders()->get();
+        $hasTestReminder = false;
+        /** @var \Reminder $reminder */
+        foreach($reminders as $reminder) {
+            if($reminder->title == 'Test' && $reminder->active == true) {
+                $hasTestReminder = true;
+            }
+        }
+        if(!$hasTestReminder) {
+            $reminder = new \Reminder;
+            $reminder->user()->associate(\Auth::user());
+            $reminder->title = 'Test';
+            $reminder->startdate = new Carbon;
+            $reminder->enddate = Carbon::now()->addDays(4);
+
+            $data = [1 => 2, 'money' => 100, 'amount' => 2.45,'type' => 'Test'];
+
+            $reminder->data = $data;
+            $reminder->save();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    public function getReminders() {
+        $reminders = \Auth::user()->reminders()->where('active',true)->get();
+        $return = [];
+        /** @var \Reminder $reminder */
+        foreach($reminders as $reminder) {
+            $set = [
+                'id' => $reminder->id
+            ];
+            switch($reminder->data->type) {
+                case 'Test':
+                    $set['title'] = 'Test reminder #'.$reminder->id;
+                    $set['icon'] = 'fa-bomb';
+                    $set['text'] = 'Bla bla';
+
+            }
+            $return[] = $set;
+        }
+        return $return;
+    }
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/models/Reminder.php b/app/models/Reminder.php
index fac62d9d48..3122be1aa8 100644
--- a/app/models/Reminder.php
+++ b/app/models/Reminder.php
@@ -49,4 +49,24 @@ class Reminder extends Ardent
     {
         return $this->belongsTo('User');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $value
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function getDataAttribute($value)
+    {
+        return json_decode($value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $value
+     */
+    public function setDataAttribute($value)
+    {
+        $this->attributes['data'] = json_encode($value);
+    }
+
+
 } 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/models/User.php b/app/models/User.php
index 88b46873c4..20cfa67d38 100644
--- a/app/models/User.php
+++ b/app/models/User.php
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ class User extends Ardent implements UserInterface, RemindableInterface
         return $this->hasMany('Budget');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany
+     */
+    public function reminders()
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany('Reminder');
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany
      */
diff --git a/app/routes.php b/app/routes.php
index 1e1975d34a..daee77ffea 100644
--- a/app/routes.php
+++ b/app/routes.php
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ Route::group(
         Route::get('/reports', ['uses' => 'ReportController@index', 'as' => 'reports.index']);
         Route::get('/reports/{year}', ['uses' => 'ReportController@year', 'as' => 'reports.year']);
 
+        // reminder controller
+        Route::get('/reminders/{reminder}',['uses' => 'ReminderController@show','as' => 'reminders.show']);
+
         // search controller:
         Route::get('/search', ['uses' => 'SearchController@index', 'as' => 'search']);
 
diff --git a/app/views/partials/menu.blade.php b/app/views/partials/menu.blade.php
index 516506389b..635277bee4 100644
--- a/app/views/partials/menu.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/partials/menu.blade.php
@@ -12,6 +12,33 @@
     <!-- /.navbar-header -->
 
     <ul class="nav navbar-top-links navbar-right">
+
+        <!-- reminders -->
+        @if(count($reminders) > 0)
+        <li class="dropdown">
+            <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">
+                <i class="fa fa-bell fa-fw"></i>  <i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
+            </a>
+            <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-alerts">
+                @foreach($reminders as $index => $reminder)
+                <li>
+                    <a href="{{route('reminders.show',$reminder['id'])}}">
+                        <div>
+                            <i class="fa {{$reminder['icon']}} fa-fw"></i> {{{$reminder['title']}}}
+                            <span class="pull-right text-muted small">{{{$reminder['text']}}}</span>
+                        </div>
+                    </a>
+                </li>
+                @if($index+1 != count($reminders))
+                    <li class="divider"></li>
+                @endif
+                @endforeach
+            </ul>
+            <!-- /.dropdown-alerts -->
+        </li>
+        @endif
+        <!-- /.dropdown -->
+
         <li class="dropdown">
             <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">
                 <i class="fa fa-user fa-fw"></i> <i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
@@ -24,6 +51,9 @@
             </ul>
             <!-- /.dropdown-user -->
         </li>
+
+
+
         <!-- /.dropdown -->
     </ul>
     <!-- /.navbar-top-links -->
diff --git a/bootstrap/start.php b/bootstrap/start.php
index 3de22ae845..4a78106be2 100644
--- a/bootstrap/start.php
+++ b/bootstrap/start.php
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ Event::subscribe('FireflyIII\Event\Piggybank');
 // TODO event that creates a relationship between transaction journals and recurring events when created.
 // TODO event that updates the relationship between transaction journals and recurring events when edited.
 // TODO event that creates a LimitRepetition when a Limit is created.
-// TODO event for when a transfer gets created and set an associated piggy bank; save as Piggy bank event.
-// TODO when this transfer gets edited, retro-actively edit the event and THUS also the piggy bank.
-// TODO event for when a transfer gets deleted; also delete related piggy bank event.
-// TODO event to create the first repetition (for non-repeating piggy banks) when the piggy bank is created.
+// event for when a transfer gets created and set an associated piggy bank; save as Piggy bank event.
+// when this transfer gets edited, retro-actively edit the event and THUS also the piggy bank.
+// event for when a transfer gets deleted; also delete related piggy bank event.
+// event to create the first repetition (for non-repeating piggy banks) when the piggy bank is created.
 // TODO event for when the non-repeating piggy bank is updated because the single repetition must also be changed.
 // (also make piggy bank events "invalid" when they start falling outside of the date-scope of the piggy bank,
 // although this not changes the amount in the piggy bank).