diff --git a/src/components/Explore.vue b/src/components/Explore.vue
index f5e4401..78c432c 100644
--- a/src/components/Explore.vue
+++ b/src/components/Explore.vue
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
       <Statblock :subject="world.player" :initiative="0" />
       <button @click="$emit('profile')">Show profile</button>
     </div>
+    <div class="explore-wallet">
+      <WalletView :subject="world.player" />
+    </div>
     <div class="explore-containers">
       <transition-group name="container">
         <ContainerView v-show="container.contents.concat(container.digested).length > 0" :container="container" v-for="(container, index) in world.player.containers" :key="'explore-container-' + index" />
@@ -37,11 +40,12 @@ import NavButton from './NavButton.vue'
 import ChoiceButton from './ChoiceButton.vue'
 import Statblock from './Statblock.vue'
 import ContainerView from './ContainerView.vue'
+import WalletView from './WalletView.vue'
 import { LogEntry } from '@/game/interface'
 
 @Component({
   components: {
-    NavButton, ChoiceButton, Statblock, ContainerView
+    NavButton, ChoiceButton, Statblock, ContainerView, WalletView
   },
   data () {
     return {
@@ -102,8 +106,9 @@ export default class Explore extends Vue {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-areas: "info log log statblock"
                        "worldinfo log log statblock"
+                       "worldinfo log log wallet"
                        "nav nav choices containers  ";
-  grid-template-rows: fit-content(50%) 1fr 18rem;
+  grid-template-rows: fit-content(50%) 1fr fit-content(10%) 18rem;
   grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
@@ -151,6 +156,10 @@ export default class Explore extends Vue {
   grid-area: statblock;
 }
 
+.explore-wallet {
+  grid-area: wallet;
+}
+
 .explore-info {
   grid-area: info;
   background: #333;
diff --git a/src/components/WalletView.vue b/src/components/WalletView.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05a86d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/WalletView.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="wallet-view">
+    <div v-for="currency in Object.keys(Currency)" :key="currency"> {{ subject.wallet[currency] === 1 ? CurrencyData[currency].name.capital.all : CurrencyData[currency].name.capital.all.plural }}: {{ subject.wallet[currency]}} </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import { Component, Prop, Vue, Watch, Emit } from 'vue-property-decorator'
+import { Creature } from '@/game/creature'
+import { POV } from '@/game/language'
+import { Stats, Stat } from '@/game/combat'
+import { Container, VoreContainer, Vore } from '@/game/vore'
+import { Item, ItemKindIcons, ItemKind, Currency, CurrencyData } from '@/game/items'
+
+@Component({
+  data () {
+    return {
+      Currency: Currency,
+      CurrencyData: CurrencyData
+    }
+  }
+})
+export default class WalletView extends Vue {
+  @Prop({ required: true })
+  subject!: Creature
+}
+
+</script>
+
+<!-- Add "scoped" attribute to limit CSS to this component only -->
+<style scoped>
+  .item-view {
+    position: relative;
+    border: 4px outset;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    margin: 4px;
+  }
+
+  .item-content {
+    position: relative;
+    padding: 4px;
+    z-index: 1;
+  }
+
+  .item-name {
+    font-size: 1.5rem;
+  }
+
+  .item-icon {
+    color: #666;
+    font-size: 250%;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 65%;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+  }
+
+  .item-hover {
+    display: none;
+    --item-hover-text: "oops";
+  }
+
+  .item-view:hover .item-hover {
+    position: absolute;
+    display: grid;
+    place-items: center;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    background: #ffffff;
+    color: black;
+    opacity: 0.5;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    z-index: 2;
+    user-select: none;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/src/game/creature.ts b/src/game/creature.ts
index d6fef26..3be4175 100644
--- a/src/game/creature.ts
+++ b/src/game/creature.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Damage, Combatant, Stats, Action, Vigor, Side, GroupAction, VisibleStat
 import { Noun, Pronoun } from './language'
 import { LogEntry, LogLines } from './interface'
 import { Vore, VoreContainer, VoreType } from './vore'
-import { Item, EquipmentSlot, Equipment, ItemKind } from './items'
+import { Item, EquipmentSlot, Equipment, ItemKind, Currency } from './items'
 import { PassAction } from './combat/actions'
 import { AI, NoAI } from './ai'
 
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export class Creature extends Vore implements Combatant {
   statusEffects: Array<StatusEffect> = [];
   groupActions: Array<GroupAction> = [];
   items: Array<Item> = [];
+  wallet: { [key in Currency]: number } = Object.keys(Currency).reduce((total: any, key) => { total[key] = 0; return total }, {});
   otherActions: Array<Action> = [];
   side: Side;
   title = "Lv. 1 Creature";
diff --git a/src/game/items.ts b/src/game/items.ts
index 00a1368..c7211e8 100644
--- a/src/game/items.ts
+++ b/src/game/items.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { TextLike, LiveText, DynText, Word, ImproperNoun, Verb } from './language'
+import { TextLike, LiveText, DynText, Word, ImproperNoun, Verb, Noun } from './language'
 import { Actionable, Action, DamageFormula, ConstantDamageFormula, Damage, DamageType, Vigor, StatDamageFormula, Stat, Effective, CompositionAction, Condition, CompositeDamageFormula } from './combat'
 import { AttackAction } from './combat/actions'
 import { Resistances } from './entity'
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ import { SoloCondition } from './combat/conditions'
 import { LogLine, LogEntry } from './interface'
 import { Creature } from './creature'
 
+export enum Currency {
+  Gold = "Gold"
+}
+
+export const CurrencyData: {[key in Currency]: { name: Noun }} = {
+  [Currency.Gold]: {
+    name: new ImproperNoun("gold piece", "gold pieces")
+  }
+}
+
 export enum ItemKind {
   Key = "Key Item",
   Consumable = "Consumable",
@@ -31,6 +41,14 @@ export abstract class Item implements Actionable {
   }
 }
 
+export class KeyItem extends Item {
+  kind = ItemKind.Key
+
+  constructor (name: Word, desc: TextLike) {
+    super(name, desc)
+  }
+}
+
 export enum EquipmentSlot {
   Head = "Head",
   Chest = "Chest",
diff --git a/src/game/maps/town.ts b/src/game/maps/town.ts
index 6c58ff7..49f6bc4 100644
--- a/src/game/maps/town.ts
+++ b/src/game/maps/town.ts
@@ -248,6 +248,25 @@ export const Town = (): Place => {
     )
   )
 
+  square.choices.push(
+    new Choice(
+      "Buy a shiny rock",
+      "This rock has no use.",
+      (world, executor) => {
+        if (executor.wallet.Gold >= 500) {
+          executor.wallet.Gold -= 500
+          executor.items.push(
+            new Items.KeyItem(new ProperNoun("Shiny Rock"), "Very shiny")
+          )
+
+          return new LogLine(`You buy a shiny rock`)
+        } else {
+          return new LogLine(`Shiny rocks are 500 gold coins, loser!`)
+        }
+      }
+    )
+  )
+
   alley.choices.push(
     new Choice(
       "Kuro",
@@ -351,6 +370,17 @@ export const Town = (): Place => {
     )
   )
 
+  debug.choices.push(
+    new Choice(
+      "Add money",
+      "Get some money",
+      (world, executor) => {
+        executor.wallet.Gold += 1000
+        return new LogLine(`$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$`)
+      }
+    )
+  )
+
   home.biconnect(Direction.South, debug)
   home.biconnect(Direction.North, westAve)
   westAve.biconnect(Direction.West, westRoad)