diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java
index c4c273221..14f60d745 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf
 
 	public void setMoney(double value)
 	{
-		money = value;
+		money = Util.sanitizeMoney(value);
 		if (Math.abs(money) > ess.getSettings().getMaxMoney())
 		{
 			money = money < 0 ? -ess.getSettings().getMaxMoney() : ess.getSettings().getMaxMoney();
 		}
-		config.setProperty("money", value);
+		config.setProperty("money", money);
 		config.save();
 	}
 	private Map<String, Object> homes;
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf
 		}
 		return search;
 	}
-		
+
 	public Location getHome(String name) throws Exception
 	{
 		String search = getHomeName(name);
-		return config.getLocation("homes." + search, getServer());	
+		return config.getLocation("homes." + search, getServer());
 	}
 
 	public Location getHome(final Location world)
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf
 		config.setProperty("lastlocation", loc);
 		config.save();
 	}
-	
 	private Location logoutLocation;
 
 	private Location _getLogoutLocation()
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf
 	{
 		return logoutLocation;
 	}
-	
+
 	public void setLogoutLocation(Location loc)
 	{
 		if (loc == null || loc.getWorld() == null)
@@ -348,7 +347,6 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf
 		config.setProperty("logoutlocation", loc);
 		config.save();
 	}
-	
 	private long lastTeleportTimestamp;
 
 	private long _getLastTeleportTimestamp()
@@ -549,7 +547,7 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf
 	{
 		return config.getBoolean("muted", false);
 	}
-	
+
 	public boolean getMuted()
 	{
 		return muted;
@@ -825,10 +823,10 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf
 		return config.getBoolean("powertoolsenabled", true);
 	}
 	private Map<String, Long> kitTimestamps;
-	
+
 	private Map<String, Long> _getKitTimestamps()
 	{
-		
+
 		if (config.isConfigurationSection("timestamps.kits"))
 		{
 			final ConfigurationSection section = config.getConfigurationSection("timestamps.kits");
@@ -848,7 +846,7 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf
 		}
 		return new HashMap<String, Long>();
 	}
-	
+
 	public long getKitTimestamp(String name)
 	{
 		name = name.replace('.', '_').replace('/', '_');
@@ -867,32 +865,32 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf
 	}
 
 	public void setConfigProperty(String node, Object object)
-    {
-        final String prefix = "info.";
-        node = prefix+node;
-        if (object instanceof Map)
-        {
-            config.setProperty(node, (Map) object);
-        }
-        else if (object instanceof List)
-        {
-            config.setProperty(node, (List<String>) object);
-        }
-        else if (object instanceof Location)
-        {
-            config.setProperty(node, (Location) object);
-        }
-        else if (object instanceof ItemStack)
-        {
-            config.setProperty(node, (ItemStack) object);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            config.setProperty(node, object);
-        }
-        config.save();
-    }
-	
+	{
+		final String prefix = "info.";
+		node = prefix + node;
+		if (object instanceof Map)
+		{
+			config.setProperty(node, (Map)object);
+		}
+		else if (object instanceof List)
+		{
+			config.setProperty(node, (List<String>)object);
+		}
+		else if (object instanceof Location)
+		{
+			config.setProperty(node, (Location)object);
+		}
+		else if (object instanceof ItemStack)
+		{
+			config.setProperty(node, (ItemStack)object);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			config.setProperty(node, object);
+		}
+		config.save();
+	}
+
 	public Set<String> getConfigKeys()
 	{
 		if (config.isConfigurationSection("info"))
@@ -901,7 +899,7 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf
 		}
 		return new HashSet<String>();
 	}
-	
+
 	public Map<String, Object> getConfigMap()
 	{
 		if (config.isConfigurationSection("info"))
@@ -910,16 +908,16 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf
 		}
 		return new HashMap<String, Object>();
 	}
-	
+
 	public Map<String, Object> getConfigMap(String node)
 	{
-		if (config.isConfigurationSection("info."+node))
+		if (config.isConfigurationSection("info." + node))
 		{
-			return config.getConfigurationSection("info."+node).getValues(true);
+			return config.getConfigurationSection("info." + node).getValues(true);
 		}
 		return new HashMap<String, Object>();
 	}
-	
+
 	public void save()
 	{
 		config.save();
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Util.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Util.java
index 677aa230f..879816ce8 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Util.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Util.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.earth2me.essentials;
 
 import static com.earth2me.essentials.I18n._;
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.math.MathContext;
 import java.math.RoundingMode;
 import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 import java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols;
@@ -521,12 +523,19 @@ public class Util
 		}
 		return is;
 	}
+
+	public static double sanitizeMoney(final double value)
+	{
+		BigDecimal money = new BigDecimal(value, MathContext.DECIMAL128);
+		return money.doubleValue();
+	}
 	private static DecimalFormat dFormat = new DecimalFormat("#0.00", DecimalFormatSymbols.getInstance(Locale.US));
 
 	public static String formatAsCurrency(final double value)
 	{
+		double fvalue = sanitizeMoney(value);
 		dFormat.setRoundingMode(RoundingMode.FLOOR);
-		String str = dFormat.format(value);
+		String str = dFormat.format(fvalue);
 		if (str.endsWith(".00"))
 		{
 			str = str.substring(0, str.length() - 3);
@@ -714,10 +723,11 @@ public class Util
 		return pattern.matcher(input).replaceAll("\u00a7$1");
 	}
 	private static final Pattern IPPATTERN = Pattern.compile(
-			"^([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\." +
-			"([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])$");
-	
-	public static boolean validIP(String ipAddress) {
+			"^([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\."
+			+ "([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])$");
+
+	public static boolean validIP(String ipAddress)
+	{
 		return IPPATTERN.matcher(ipAddress).matches();
 	}
 }