diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Components/BudgetComponent.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Components/BudgetComponent.cs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Components/BudgetComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using Encompass;
+
+namespace isometricparkfna.Components {
+
+	public struct BudgetComponent : IComponent {
+		public Budget currentBudget;
+		public Budget priorBudget;
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Components/BudgetWindowComponent.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Components/BudgetWindowComponent.cs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Components/BudgetWindowComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+using Encompass;
+
+namespace isometricparkfna.Components {
+
+	public struct BudgetWindowComponent : IComponent {
+		public Budget currentBudget;
+		public Budget priorBudget;
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Components/VisibilityComponent.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Components/VisibilityComponent.cs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Components/VisibilityComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+using Encompass;
+
+namespace isometricparkfna.Components {
+
+	public struct VisibilityComponent : IComponent {
+		public bool visible;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SimulationBridgeEngine.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SimulationBridgeEngine.cs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SimulationBridgeEngine.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input;
+
+using Encompass;
+
+using isometricparkfna.Messages;
+using isometricparkfna.Components;
+
+namespace isometricparkfna.Engines {
+
+	// [Receives()]
+	[Reads(typeof(BudgetComponent))]
+	[Writes(typeof(BudgetComponent))]
+	class SimulationBridgeEngine : Engine
+	{
+		public Simulation simulation;
+
+		public SimulationBridgeEngine(Simulation simulation) 
+		{
+			this.simulation = simulation;
+		}
+
+		public override void Update(double dt) 
+		{
+
+			foreach (ref readonly var entity in ReadEntities<BudgetComponent>())
+			{
+				ref readonly var budgetComponent = ref GetComponent<BudgetComponent>(entity);
+
+				SetComponent(entity, new BudgetComponent{currentBudget = this.simulation.latestBudget,
+						priorBudget = this.simulation.previousBudget});
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs b/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 using isometricparkfna.Utils;
 using isometricparkfna.UI;
 using isometricparkfna.Engines;
+using isometricparkfna.Components;
 
 using ImGuiNET.SampleProgram.XNA;
 using ImGuiNET;
@@ -180,8 +181,17 @@
         //let's see if this works:
         // WorldBuilder = new WorldBuilder();
         var dummy_entity = WorldBuilder.CreateEntity();
+
+
+        // WorldBuilder.AddGeneralRenderer(new BudgetWindowRenderer(this.batch, this.monoFont));
         WorldBuilder.AddEngine(new InputEngine());
         WorldBuilder.AddEngine(new GameBridgeEngine(this));
+        WorldBuilder.AddEngine(new SimulationBridgeEngine(this.simulation));
+
+        var budgetWindow = WorldBuilder.CreateEntity();
+        WorldBuilder.SetComponent(budgetWindow, new VisibilityComponent{visible = true});
+        WorldBuilder.SetComponent(budgetWindow, new BudgetComponent());
+
         World = WorldBuilder.Build();
         
         var bakedMono = TtfFontBaker.Bake(File.OpenRead(@"Content/iosevka-term-extendedmedium.ttf"),
@@ -462,7 +472,7 @@
 
 		if (this.showBudget)
 		{
-			this.showBudget = this.budgetWindow.update(mouseCur, this.simulation.latestBudget, this.simulation.previousBudget);
+			// this.showBudget = this.budgetWindow.update(mouseCur, this.simulation.latestBudget, this.simulation.previousBudget);
 		}
 
 
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Renderers/BudgetWindowRenderer.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Renderers/BudgetWindowRenderer.cs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Renderers/BudgetWindowRenderer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using Encompass;
+
+namespace isometricparkfna.Renderers 
+{
+	public class BudgetWindowRenderer : GeneralRenderer
+	{
+		private SpriteBatch batch;
+		private SpriteFont font;
+
+
+		public BudgetWindowRenderer(SpriteBatch batch, SpriteFont font)
+		{
+			this.batch = batch;
+			this.font = font;
+		}
+
+		
+		public override void Render()
+		{
+
+			var budgetWindow = new BudgetWindow(new Budget { }, this.monoFont, 0, 0);
+
+			foreach (ref readonly  var entity in ReadEntities<BudgetComponent>()) 
+			{
+				// budgetWindow.update
+				// 	this.showBudget = this.budgetWindow.update(mouseCur, this.simulation.latestBudget, this.simulation.previousBudget);
+				
+			}
+
+			
+
+			
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/isometric-park-fna.csproj b/isometric-park-fna/isometric-park-fna.csproj
--- a/isometric-park-fna/isometric-park-fna.csproj
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/isometric-park-fna.csproj
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     <Compile Include="ImGuiRenderer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FilledRectangle.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Simulation.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Components\*.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Engines\*.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messages\*.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\MathUtils.cs" />