diff --git a/src/tt.cpp b/src/tt.cpp
index d8138f2..fbf41a1 100644
--- a/src/tt.cpp
+++ b/src/tt.cpp
@@ -11,70 +11,10 @@
 #include "track.h"
 #include "ui.h"
 #include "tt.h"
-
-std::string get_date(){
-    time_t t = time(NULL);
-    tm *date = localtime(&t);
-    int month = date->tm_mon+1;
-    int year  = date->tm_year+1900;
-    std::string month_str;
-    if (month < 10){
-        month_str = "0"+std::to_string(month);
-    }else{
-        month_str = std::to_string(month);
-    }
-    std::string date_str = std::to_string(year)+"-"+month_str;
-    return date_str;
-}
-
-std::string get_last_date(){
-    time_t t = time(NULL);
-    tm *date = localtime(&t);
-    int month = date->tm_mon;
-    int year = date->tm_year+1900;
-
-    if(month == 0){
-        month = 12;
-        year--;
-    }
-    
-    std::string month_str;
-    if (month < 10){
-        month_str = "0"+std::to_string(month);
-    }else{
-        month_str = std::to_string(month);
-    }
-    std::string date_str = std::to_string(year)+"-"+month_str;
-    return date_str;
-}
-
-void parse_config_file(std::string file_name, std::string *user_name, std::string *tracking_dir){
-    std::ifstream f(file_name);
-    if (!f){
-        std::cout << "ABORT: Could not open config file " << file_name << "for reading." << std::endl;
-        f.close();
-        exit(1);
-    }
-    std::string line;
-    while(std::getline(f,line)){
-        size_t place_of_eq = line.find("=");
-        std::string key = line.substr(0,place_of_eq);
-        std::string val = line.substr(place_of_eq+1);
-        if (key == "user_name") *user_name = val;
-        if (key == "tracking_directory") *tracking_dir = val;
-    }
-    if (user_name->length() == 0 || tracking_dir->length() == 0){
-        std::cout << "ABORT: Malformed config file " << file_name << std::endl;
-        f.close();
-        exit(1);
-    }
-    f.close();
-}
+#include "util.h"
 
 std::string user_name, tracking_dir, config_file;
 
-
-
 int main(){ 
     // connect SIGINT signal (CTRL-C) to signal handler from track.h to use it to stop tracking of projects
     signal(SIGINT, handler);
diff --git a/src/tt.h b/src/tt.h
index 58c5acc..a1e92d2 100644
--- a/src/tt.h
+++ b/src/tt.h
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef TT_H
 #define TT_H
-#define STRING(s) STR(s)
-#define STR(s) #s
 
 #include <string>
 extern std::string user_name;
 extern std::string tracking_dir;
 extern std::string config_file;
 
-std::string get_date();
-std::string get_last_date();
-void parse_config_file(std::string file_name, std::string *user_name, std::string *tracking_dir);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ui.cpp b/src/ui.cpp
index 617e287..3dcaf23 100644
--- a/src/ui.cpp
+++ b/src/ui.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "track.h"
 #include "string_utils.h"
 #include "tt.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 // Uses GNU readline library for autocompletion and command history
 
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..166a6d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include "util.h"
+
+std::string get_date(){
+    time_t t = time(NULL);
+    tm *date = localtime(&t);
+    int month = date->tm_mon+1;
+    int year  = date->tm_year+1900;
+    std::string month_str;
+    if (month < 10){
+        month_str = "0"+std::to_string(month);
+    }else{
+        month_str = std::to_string(month);
+    }
+    std::string date_str = std::to_string(year)+"-"+month_str;
+    return date_str;
+}
+
+std::string get_last_date(){
+    time_t t = time(NULL);
+    tm *date = localtime(&t);
+    int month = date->tm_mon;
+    int year = date->tm_year+1900;
+
+    if(month == 0){
+        month = 12;
+        year--;
+    }
+    
+    std::string month_str;
+    if (month < 10){
+        month_str = "0"+std::to_string(month);
+    }else{
+        month_str = std::to_string(month);
+    }
+    std::string date_str = std::to_string(year)+"-"+month_str;
+    return date_str;
+}
+
+void parse_config_file(std::string file_name, std::string *user_name, std::string *tracking_dir){
+    std::ifstream f(file_name);
+    if (!f){
+        std::cout << "ABORT: Could not open config file " << file_name << "for reading." << std::endl;
+        f.close();
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    std::string line;
+    while(std::getline(f,line)){
+        size_t place_of_eq = line.find("=");
+        std::string key = line.substr(0,place_of_eq);
+        std::string val = line.substr(place_of_eq+1);
+        if (key == "user_name") *user_name = val;
+        if (key == "tracking_directory") *tracking_dir = val;
+    }
+    if (user_name->length() == 0 || tracking_dir->length() == 0){
+        std::cout << "ABORT: Malformed config file " << file_name << std::endl;
+        f.close();
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    f.close();
+}
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6678b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef UTIL_H
+#define UTIL_H
+
+#define STRING(s) STR(s)
+#define STR(s) #s
+#include <string>
+
+std::string get_date();
+std::string get_last_date();
+void parse_config_file(std::string file_name, std::string *user_name, std::string *tracking_dir);
+
+#endif