diff --git a/MoneyMap/Program.cs b/MoneyMap/Program.cs
index 266f7bc..434fb24 100644
--- a/MoneyMap/Program.cs
+++ b/MoneyMap/Program.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+using System.Globalization;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using MoneyMap.Data;
 using MoneyMap.Services;
 
+// Set default culture to en-US for currency formatting ($)
+var culture = new CultureInfo("en-US");
+CultureInfo.DefaultThreadCurrentCulture = culture;
+CultureInfo.DefaultThreadCurrentUICulture = culture;
+
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
 builder.Services.AddRazorPages();