diff --git a/backend/household.ts b/backend/household.ts
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+
+import Member from "./Member.ts";
+import User from "./User.ts";
+class Household{
+    name: string;
+    members: Member[]
+    //creatorName: string;
+    //creatorBal//whatever balance the user input (ask for starting bal)
+
+    constructor(creator: User, creatorBal: number, name: string){
+        this.name = name;
+        this.members = [];
+        const creatorMember =  new Member(creator, creatorBal, true);
+        this.members.push(creatorMember);
+    }
+
+    add_member(user : User, balance: number, admin: boolean){
+        if(admin == false){
+            const newmember = new Member(user, balance, false);
+            this.members.push(newmember);
+        }
+        else{
+            const newmember = new Member(user, balance, true);
+            this.members.push(newmember);
+        }
+
+    }
+}
+
+export default Household;
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diff --git a/backend/member.ts b/backend/member.ts
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+import User from './user';
+class Member{
+    name: string;
+    balance: number;
+    admin: boolean;
+    constructor(curr_user: User, balance: number, admin: boolean){
+        this.name = curr_user.username;
+        this.balance = balance;
+        this.admin = admin;
+    }
+}
+
+export default Member;
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diff --git a/backend/user.ts b/backend/user.ts
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+
+class User{
+    userid: string;
+    username: string;
+    email: string;
+    //passwordHash: string; not sure how this should be included
+    constructor(userid: string, username: string, email: string, passwordHash: string) {
+        this.userid = userid;
+        this.username = username;
+        this.email = email;
+        //this.passwordHash = passwordHash;
+    }
+}
+
+export default User;
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