diff --git a/app/models/budget.rb b/app/models/budget.rb
index 4e983b5..3aef884 100644
--- a/app/models/budget.rb
+++ b/app/models/budget.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,47 @@
 #  belongs_to :project
 #
 class Budget
+  
+  attr_reader :project
+  
+  def initialize(project_id)
+    @project = Project.find(project_id)
+  end
+  
+  def next_due_date
+    del = self.deliverables
+    return nil unless del.size > 0
 
+    dates = del.collect(&:due_date).delete_if { |d| d.blank?}
+    
+    return dates.sort[0]
+  end
+  
+  def deliverables
+    return self.project.deliverables
+  end
+  
+  # TODO
+  def spent
+  end
+  
+  # TODO
+  def left
+  end
+  
+  # TODO
+  def progress
+  end
+  
+  # TODO
+  def score
+  end
+  
+  # TODO
+  def final_due_date
+  end
+  
+  # TODO
+  def profit
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/budget_spec.rb b/spec/models/budget_spec.rb
index 4b7a31b..37fa8ca 100644
--- a/spec/models/budget_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/budget_spec.rb
@@ -5,3 +5,103 @@ describe Budget do
     Budget.should_not be_a_kind_of(ActiveRecord::Base)
   end
 end
+
+describe Budget, '.new' do
+  it 'should error without a project id' do
+    lambda { @budget = Budget.new }.should raise_error
+  end
+  
+  it 'should set @project to the initilized project id' do
+    @project = mock_model(Project)
+    Project.stub!(:find).with(@project.id).and_return(@project)
+    
+    @budget = Budget.new(@project.id)
+    @budget.project.should eql(@project)
+  end
+end
+
+describe Budget,'.deliverables' do
+  it 'should return an array of the projects deliverables' do
+    @project = mock_model(Project)
+    @deliverable1 = mock_model(Deliverable, :project_id => @project)
+    @deliverable2 = mock_model(Deliverable, :project_id => @project)
+    @other_project_deliverable = mock_model(Deliverable, :project_id => 1)
+    
+    @project.stub!(:deliverables).and_return([@deliverable2, @deliverable1])
+    Project.stub!(:find).with(@project.id).and_return(@project)
+    
+    @budget = Budget.new(@project.id)
+    @budget.deliverables.should eql([@deliverable2, @deliverable1])
+  end
+
+  it 'should return an empty array if the project has no deliverables' do
+    @project = mock_model(Project)
+    @other_project_deliverable = mock_model(Deliverable, :project_id => 1)
+    
+    @project.stub!(:deliverables).and_return([])
+    Project.stub!(:find).with(@project.id).and_return(@project)
+    
+    @budget = Budget.new(@project.id)
+    @budget.deliverables.should eql([])
+  end
+  
+end
+
+describe Budget, '.next_due_date' do
+  it 'should get the eariest due date from the projects Deliverables' do
+    @tomorrow = Date.today + 1.days
+    @next_week = Date.today + 7.days
+    
+    @deliverable1 = mock_model(Deliverable, :project_id => @project, :due_date => @next_week)
+    @deliverable2 = mock_model(Deliverable, :project_id => @project, :due_date => @tomorrow)
+
+    @project = mock_model(Project)
+    @project.stub!(:deliverables).and_return([@deliverable1, @deliverable2])
+    Project.stub!(:find).with(@project.id).and_return(@project)
+    
+    @budget = Budget.new(@project.id)
+    @budget.next_due_date.should eql(@tomorrow)
+  end
+  
+  it 'should return nil if there are no deliverables' do
+    @project = mock_model(Project)
+    @project.stub!(:deliverables).and_return([])
+    Project.stub!(:find).with(@project.id).and_return(@project)
+    
+    @budget = Budget.new(@project.id)
+    @budget.next_due_date.should be_nil
+    
+  end
+  
+  it 'should not count dates that are nil' do
+    @tomorrow = Date.today + 1.days
+    @next_week = Date.today + 7.days
+    
+    @deliverable1 = mock_model(Deliverable, :project_id => @project, :due_date => @next_week)
+    @deliverable2 = mock_model(Deliverable, :project_id => @project, :due_date => nil)
+
+    @project = mock_model(Project)
+    @project.stub!(:deliverables).and_return([@deliverable1, @deliverable2])
+    Project.stub!(:find).with(@project.id).and_return(@project)
+    
+    @budget = Budget.new(@project.id)
+    @budget.next_due_date.should eql(@next_week)
+    
+  end
+
+  it 'should not count dates that are empty' do
+    @tomorrow = Date.today + 1.days
+    @next_week = Date.today + 7.days
+    
+    @deliverable1 = mock_model(Deliverable, :project_id => @project, :due_date => @next_week)
+    @deliverable2 = mock_model(Deliverable, :project_id => @project, :due_date => '')
+
+    @project = mock_model(Project)
+    @project.stub!(:deliverables).and_return([@deliverable1, @deliverable2])
+    Project.stub!(:find).with(@project.id).and_return(@project)
+    
+    @budget = Budget.new(@project.id)
+    @budget.next_due_date.should eql(@next_week)
+    
+  end
+end