diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/add-data.component.html b/src/app/dashboard/add-data.component.html
index 2f079f5..dea50d2 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/add-data.component.html
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/add-data.component.html
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="form-group row">
-            <label class="col-md-3 form-control-label" for="text-input"><strong>Essential Purchase</strong></label>
+            <label class="col-md-3 form-control-label" for="text-input">Essential Purchase</label>
             <div class="col-md-9">
               <div class="input-group">
-                <input type="checkbox" class="form-control" [(ngModel)]="essentialPurchase" (ngModelChange)="transactionFormValidate()">
+                <input type="checkbox" class="mr-auto" [(ngModel)]="essentialPurchase" (ngModelChange)="transactionFormValidate()">
               </div>
-              <span class="help-block">Choose if the purchase is deemed essential for budgeting purposes.</span>
+              <span class="help-block">Tick if the purchase is deemed an essential purchase for budgeting purposes.</span>
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="form-group row">
diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/add-data.component.ts b/src/app/dashboard/add-data.component.ts
index 1f0f569..94a0274 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/add-data.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/add-data.component.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class AddDataComponent implements OnInit {
   amount: number;
   // Assumes Groceries is 1st category
   categoryId: number = 1;
-  essentialPurchase: any;
+  essentialPurchase = false;
   transactionAdditionType = 1;
   storeList = [];
   showAddStore = false;
@@ -89,12 +89,9 @@ export class AddDataComponent implements OnInit {
   private setCategoryList(data: any) {
     let categoryIdList = Object.keys(data.ids).map(key => data.ids[key]);
     this.categoryNameList = Object.keys(data.names).map(key => data.names[key]);
-    console.log(categoryIdList);
     let halfLength = Math.floor(categoryIdList.length / 2);
     this.leftCategoryIdList = categoryIdList.splice(0, halfLength);
-    console.log(this.leftCategoryIdList);
     this.rightCategoryIdList = categoryIdList;
-    console.log(this.rightCategoryIdList);
   }
 
   getMinDate() {