diff --git a/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/ClientSettings.cs b/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/ClientSettings.cs
index 7deba5c..588fbff 100644
--- a/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/ClientSettings.cs
+++ b/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/ClientSettings.cs
@@ -11,4 +11,26 @@ public string? theteamid {
         get => _localstorage.GetItem<string>("theteamid");
         set =>_localstorage.SetItem("theteamid", value);
     }
+
+    public DateOnly statsstartdate {
+        get {
+            string date_stamp = _localstorage.GetItem<string>("statsstartdate");
+            try {
+                return DateOnly.FromDateTime(DateTime.Parse(date_stamp));
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                return new DateOnly(DateTime.Now.Year, 1, 1);
+            }
+        }
+        set {
+            string date_stamp = value.ToString();
+            _localstorage.SetItem("statsstartdate", date_stamp);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public int targetweeklyhours {
+        get => _localstorage.GetItem<int>("targetweeklyhours");
+        set => _localstorage.SetItem("targetweeklyhours", value);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/Pages/Index.razor b/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/Pages/Index.razor
index 070f184..d449de2 100644
--- a/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/Pages/Index.razor
+++ b/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/Pages/Index.razor
@@ -23,13 +23,16 @@
 <h2 class="text-center">Timecard Total</h2>
 <div class="d-flex flex-column justify-content-center mx-auto" style="max-width:fit-content">
     <HoursGauge TimeCards="@current_timecards" />
-    <p>Average Weekly Hours since @(new DateOnly(year:2024, month:1, day:31)): <b>@(FormatDuration(average_weekly_hours_since(new DateTime(year:2024, month:1, day:31))))</b></p>
-
-    @{ var excess = excess_hours_banked(new DateTime(year:2024, month:1, day:31), new TimeSpan(25, 0, 0)); }
+    <h6>Since <em>@clientsettings.statsstartdate:</em></h6>
+    <div class="ms-3">
+    <p class="m-0"> <small>Average: <em>@(average_weekly_hours_since(clientsettings.statsstartdate).TotalHours.ToString("F1")) hr/wk</em></small> </p>
+    @{ var excess = excess_hours_banked(clientsettings.statsstartdate, new TimeSpan(clientsettings.targetweeklyhours, 0, 0)); }
     @if (excess > new TimeSpan(0))
-    { <p>Excess Hours Banked: <b>@(FormatDuration(excess))</b></p> }
+    { <p class="m-0"><small>Excess Hours Banked: <em>@(FormatDuration(excess))</em></small></p>}
     else
-    { <p>Behind by: <b>@(FormatDuration(-1 * excess))</b></p> }
+    { <p class="m-0"><small>Behind by: <em>@(FormatDuration(-1 * excess))</em></small></p>}
+    <p class="m-0 ms-4" style="color:rgb(93, 93, 93)"><small>@@@clientsettings.targetweeklyhours hr/wk</small></p>
+    </div>
 </div>
 
 <RadzenCard class="w-100 mt-3 p-3">
@@ -83,24 +86,26 @@
             && (x.ClockInEvent.DateTime <= StartOfWeek.AddDays(7))
             ).ToList(); // todo: handle case where timecard spans midnight at end of week
 
-    private TimeSpan average_weekly_hours_since(DateTime start)
+    private TimeSpan average_weekly_hours_since(DateOnly start)
     {
-        start = start.AddDays(-1 * (7 + (start.DayOfWeek - System.DayOfWeek.Sunday)) % 7).Date;
-        var weeks_since_start_week = 1+((StartOfWeek - start).TotalDays / 7);
+        var start_dt = start.ToDateTime(TimeOnly.MinValue);
+        start_dt = start_dt.AddDays(-1 * (7 + (start_dt.DayOfWeek - System.DayOfWeek.Sunday)) % 7).Date;
+        var weeks_since_start_week = 1+((StartOfWeek - start_dt).TotalDays / 7);
         var timecards_since_start_week = all_timecards?.Where(
-            x => (x.ClockInEvent.DateTime >= start)
+            x => (x.ClockInEvent.DateTime >= start_dt)
             && (x.ClockInEvent.DateTime <= StartOfWeek.AddDays(7))
             ).ToList();
         TimeSpan hours_since_start_week = TotalTimespan(timecards_since_start_week) ?? new TimeSpan();
         return hours_since_start_week / weeks_since_start_week;
     }
-    private TimeSpan excess_hours_banked(DateTime start, TimeSpan target_weekly_hours)
+    private TimeSpan excess_hours_banked(DateOnly start_do, TimeSpan target_weekly_hours)
     {
+        var start = start_do.ToDateTime(TimeOnly.MinValue);
         start = start.AddDays(-1 * (7 + (start.DayOfWeek - System.DayOfWeek.Sunday)) % 7).Date;
         var weeks_since_start_week = 1+((StartOfWeek - start).TotalDays / 7);
 
         var target_hours = weeks_since_start_week * target_weekly_hours;
-        var actual_hours = weeks_since_start_week * average_weekly_hours_since(start);
+        var actual_hours = weeks_since_start_week * average_weekly_hours_since(DateOnly.FromDateTime(start));
         return actual_hours - target_hours;
     }
 
diff --git a/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/Pages/Settings.razor b/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/Pages/Settings.razor
index e514df8..2f97ef3 100644
--- a/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/Pages/Settings.razor
+++ b/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/Pages/Settings.razor
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@page "/settings"
+@page "/settings"
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization
 @using Microsoft.Graph
 @attribute [Authorize]
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 <div class="d-flex" style="align-items:center; gap: 1.4em;">
     <h1>Settings</h1>
-<a href="/">Back</a>
+    <a href="/">Back</a>
 </div>
 <form>
     <div>
@@ -18,11 +18,28 @@
             @bind-Value=@clientsettings.theteamid
             class="align-middle"/>
     </div>
+    <div>
+        <RadzenLabel Text="Stats Start Date:" Component="stats-start-date" class="align-middle"/>
+        <RadzenDatePicker Name="stats-start-date" ShowTime="false" DateFormat="d"
+            @bind-Value=@statsstartdate_backing
+            class="align-middle"/>
+    </div>
+    <div>
+        <RadzenLabel Text="Target Weekly Hours:" Component="target-weekly-hours" class="align-middle"/>
+        <RadzenNumeric Name="target-weekly-hours"
+            @bind-Value=@clientsettings.targetweeklyhours
+            class="align-middle"/>
+    </div>
 </form>
 
 <UploadCSV />
 
 @code {
+    DateTime statsstartdate_backing
+    {
+        get => clientsettings.statsstartdate.ToDateTime(TimeOnly.MinValue);
+        set => clientsettings.statsstartdate = DateOnly.FromDateTime(value);
+    }
     private IUserJoinedTeamsCollectionWithReferencesPage? teams;
     protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
     {
diff --git a/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/Shared/HoursGauge.razor b/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/Shared/HoursGauge.razor
index 7f01e9f..9402630 100644
--- a/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/Shared/HoursGauge.razor
+++ b/TeamsTimecardHelperClient/Shared/HoursGauge.razor
@@ -2,10 +2,19 @@
 @using CurrieTechnologies.Razor.PageVisibility
 @using static TimeCardDuration
 @inject GraphServiceClient GraphClient
+@inject ClientSettings clientsettings
 @inject PageVisibilityService visibility
 
 <RadzenRadialGauge>
-    <RadzenRadialGaugeScale Min="0" Max="30" Step=5 TickPosition="GaugeTickPosition.Outside" MinorStep="1">
+    @{
+        int target = clientsettings.targetweeklyhours;
+        int lower = target - 5;
+        // snap to the nearest 5
+        lower = (lower / 5) * 5;
+        int upper = target + 5;
+        upper = (upper / 5) * 5;
+    }
+    <RadzenRadialGaugeScale Min="0" Max=@upper Step=5 TickPosition="GaugeTickPosition.Outside" MinorStep="1">
         <RadzenRadialGaugeScalePointer Value="@(TotalTimespan(TimeCards)?.TotalHours ?? 0)">
             <Template Context="pointer">
                 <div class="totalhours-container">
@@ -18,9 +27,9 @@
                 </div>
             </Template>
         </RadzenRadialGaugeScalePointer>
-        <RadzenRadialGaugeScaleRange From="0" To="20" Fill="green" />
-        <RadzenRadialGaugeScaleRange From="20" To="25" Fill="orange" />
-        <RadzenRadialGaugeScaleRange From="25" To="30" Fill="red" />
+        <RadzenRadialGaugeScaleRange From="0" To=@lower Fill="green" />
+        <RadzenRadialGaugeScaleRange From=@lower To=@target Fill="orange" />
+        <RadzenRadialGaugeScaleRange From=@target To=@upper Fill="red" />
     </RadzenRadialGaugeScale>
 </RadzenRadialGauge>