diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php
index eff6e1240f..261247f432 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ class AccountFormRequest extends Request
             'active'               => $this->boolean('active'),
             'accountType'          => $this->string('what'),
             'currency_id'          => $this->integer('currency_id'),
-            'virtualBalance'       => $this->float('virtualBalance'),
+            'virtualBalance'       => $this->string('virtualBalance'),
             'iban'                 => $this->string('iban'),
             'BIC'                  => $this->string('BIC'),
             'accountNumber'        => $this->string('accountNumber'),
             'accountRole'          => $this->string('accountRole'),
-            'openingBalance'       => $this->float('openingBalance'),
+            'openingBalance'       => $this->string('openingBalance'),
             'openingBalanceDate'   => $this->date('openingBalanceDate'),
             'ccType'               => $this->string('ccType'),
             'ccMonthlyPaymentDate' => $this->string('ccMonthlyPaymentDate'),
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/BillFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/BillFormRequest.php
index c7d416064e..b08c26279a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/BillFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/BillFormRequest.php
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ class BillFormRequest extends Request
         return [
             'name'                          => $this->string('name'),
             'match'                         => $this->string('match'),
-            'amount_min'                    => $this->float('amount_min'),
+            'amount_min'                    => $this->string('amount_min'),
             'amount_currency_id_amount_min' => $this->integer('amount_currency_id_amount_min'),
             'amount_currency_id_amount_max' => $this->integer('amount_currency_id_amount_max'),
-            'amount_max'                    => $this->float('amount_max'),
+            'amount_max'                    => $this->string('amount_max'),
             'date'                          => $this->date('date'),
             'repeat_freq'                   => $this->string('repeat_freq'),
             'skip'                          => $this->integer('skip'),
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php
index fc05104976..56c2836e47 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class JournalFormRequest extends Request
 
             // transaction / journal data:
             'description'              => $this->string('description'),
-            'amount'                   => $this->float('amount'),
+            'amount'                   => $this->string('amount'),
             'budget_id'                => $this->integer('budget_id'),
             'category'                 => $this->string('category'),
             'source_account_id'        => $this->integer('source_account_id'),
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ class JournalFormRequest extends Request
             'piggy_bank_id'            => $this->integer('piggy_bank_id'),
 
             // native amount and stuff like that:
-            'native_amount'            => $this->float('native_amount'),
-            'source_amount'            => $this->float('source_amount'),
-            'destination_amount'       => $this->float('destination_amount'),
+            'native_amount'            => $this->string('native_amount'),
+            'source_amount'            => $this->string('source_amount'),
+            'destination_amount'       => $this->string('destination_amount'),
         ];
 
         return $data;
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/PiggyBankFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/PiggyBankFormRequest.php
index 268a0287c8..f882835309 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/PiggyBankFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/PiggyBankFormRequest.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class PiggyBankFormRequest extends Request
             'name'         => $this->string('name'),
             'startdate'    => new Carbon,
             'account_id'   => $this->integer('account_id'),
-            'targetamount' => $this->float('targetamount'),
+            'targetamount' => $this->string('targetamount'),
             'targetdate'   => $this->date('targetdate'),
             'note'         => $this->string('note'),
         ];
diff --git a/public/js/ff/transactions/list.js b/public/js/ff/transactions/list.js
index 7004447dfa..eb5a8f0acf 100644
--- a/public/js/ff/transactions/list.js
+++ b/public/js/ff/transactions/list.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function countChecked() {
         $('.mass_delete span').text(delete_selected_txt + ' (' + checked + ')');
 
         // get amount for the transactions:
-        getAmounts();
+        //getAmounts();
 
         $('.mass_button_options').show();
 
diff --git a/resources/views/index.twig b/resources/views/index.twig
index 89b03ae452..ba892acac2 100644
--- a/resources/views/index.twig
+++ b/resources/views/index.twig
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
                         <div class="box-footer clearfix">
                             <a class="btn btn-sm btn-default btn-flat pull-right"
-                               href="{{ route('accounts.show',data[1].id) }}">{{ (data[1]|balance)|formatAmountPlain }}</a>
+                               href="{{ route('accounts.show',data[1].id) }}">{{ formatAmountByAccount(data[1], data[1]|balance, false) }}</a>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 {% endfor %}