diff --git a/app/controllers/HabitController.php b/app/controllers/HabitController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f7f6ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/HabitController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+
+class HabitController extends Controller {
+    public function index() {
+        // Display the list of habits (to be implemented later)
+    }
+
+    public function create() {
+        if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
+            $name = $_POST['name'] ?? '';
+            $frequency = $_POST['frequency'] ?? 'Daily';
+            $customFrequency = null;
+
+            if (empty($name)) {
+                $this->view('habits/create', ['error' => 'Habit name is required.']);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if ($frequency === 'Custom') {
+                var_dump($_POST);
+                $daysOfWeek = $_POST['days_of_week'] ?? [];
+                $daysOfMonth = $_POST['days_of_month'] ?? '*';
+                $months = $_POST['months'] ?? '*';
+
+                // Combine into crontab-like string
+                $customFrequency = implode(',', $daysOfWeek) . " $daysOfMonth $months";
+                var_dump($customFrequency);
+
+            }
+
+            $habit = new Habit();
+            $result = $habit->create([
+                'name' => $name,
+                'frequency' => $frequency,
+                'custom_frequency' => $customFrequency,
+                'reward_points' => intval($_POST['difficulty'] ?? 1),
+                'user_id' => $_SESSION['user']['id'],
+            ]);
+
+            if ($result) {
+                //$this->redirect('/habits');
+            } else {
+                $this->view('habits/create', ['error' => 'Failed to create habit.']);
+            }
+        } else {
+            $this->view('habits/create', ['title' => 'Create Habit']);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    public function edit() {
+        // Edit habit (to be implemented later)
+    }
+
+    public function delete() {
+        // Delete habit (to be implemented later)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/models/Habit.php b/app/models/Habit.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26d0df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/Habit.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+class Habit {
+    private $db;
+
+    public function __construct() {
+        $this->db = Database::getInstance()->getConnection();
+    }
+
+    public function create($data) {
+        $stmt = $this->db->prepare("
+            INSERT INTO habits (user_id, title, frequency, custom_frequency, reward_points, created_at)
+            VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, NOW())
+        ");
+
+        $stmt->bind_param(
+            "isssi", // Bind types: int, string, string, string, int
+            $data['user_id'],
+            $data['name'],
+            $data['frequency'],
+            $data['custom_frequency'], // Bind the custom_frequency field
+            $data['reward_points']
+        );
+
+        if ($stmt->execute()) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            error_log("Failed to create habit: " . $stmt->error);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/models/User.php b/app/models/User.php
index e6ffffc..ee40aec 100644
--- a/app/models/User.php
+++ b/app/models/User.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class User {
     public function login($email, $password) {
         $hashedPassword = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT);
 
-        $stmt = $this->db->prepare("SELECT username, password FROM users WHERE email = ?");
+        $stmt = $this->db->prepare("SELECT id, username, password FROM users WHERE email = ?");
         $stmt->bind_param("s", $email);
         $stmt->execute();
         $result = $stmt->get_result();
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class User {
             $user = $result->fetch_assoc();
             if (password_verify($password, $user['password'])) {
                 $_SESSION['user'] = [
+                    'id' => $user['id'],
                     'username' => $user['username'],
                     'email' => $email,
                 ];
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/index.php b/app/views/dashboard/index.php
index 40f76c1..80ff303 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/index.php
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/index.php
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 <h1>Welcome <?= $_SESSION['user']['username']?>!</h1>
+
+<a href="/habits/create">Create new Habit</a>
diff --git a/app/views/habits/create.php b/app/views/habits/create.php
index e69de29..70c0935 100644
--- a/app/views/habits/create.php
+++ b/app/views/habits/create.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<section class="habit-create">
+    <h1><?= $this->get('title', 'Create Habit') ?></h1>
+
+    <?php if ($this->get('error')): ?>
+        <div class="error" style="color: red; margin-bottom: 1rem;">
+            <?= htmlspecialchars($this->get('error')) ?>
+        </div>
+    <?php endif; ?>
+
+    <form method="POST" action="/habits/create">
+        <label for="name">Habit Name:</label>
+        <input type="text" name="name" id="name" required value="<?= htmlspecialchars($_POST['name'] ?? '') ?>">
+
+        <label for="frequency">Frequency:</label>
+        <select name="frequency" id="frequency" onchange="toggleCustomFrequency(this.value)">
+            <option value="Daily">Daily</option>
+            <option value="Weekly">Weekly</option>
+            <option value="Custom">Custom</option>
+        </select>
+
+        <div id="custom-frequency" style="display: none;">
+            <label>Days of the Week:</label>
+            <input type="checkbox" name="days_of_week[]" value="1"> Monday
+            <input type="checkbox" name="days_of_week[]" value="2"> Tuesday
+            <input type="checkbox" name="days_of_week[]" value="3"> Wednesday
+            <input type="checkbox" name="days_of_week[]" value="4"> Thursday
+            <input type="checkbox" name="days_of_week[]" value="5"> Friday
+            <input type="checkbox" name="days_of_week[]" value="6"> Saturday
+            <input type="checkbox" name="days_of_week[]" value="7"> Sunday
+
+            <label for="days_of_month">Days of the Month:</label>
+            <input type="text" name="days_of_month" id="days_of_month" placeholder="1,15 (comma-separated)">
+
+            <label for="months">Months:</label>
+            <input type="text" name="months" id="months" placeholder="1,7,12 (comma-separated)">
+        </div>
+
+        <button type="submit">Create Habit</button>
+    </form>
+</section>
+
+<script>
+function toggleCustomFrequency(value) {
+    const customFrequencyDiv = document.getElementById('custom-frequency');
+    customFrequencyDiv.style.display = value === 'Custom' ? 'block' : 'none';
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/core/Database.php b/core/Database.php
index 8bbde03..fbc6ec9 100644
--- a/core/Database.php
+++ b/core/Database.php
@@ -85,7 +85,22 @@ class Database {
             die("Failed to create progress table: " . $this->connection->error);
         }
 
-        // Add more table creation logic as needed
+        
+        // Create habits table
+        $habitsTableQuery = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS habits (
+            id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+            user_id INT NOT NULL,
+            title VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
+            frequency ENUM('Daily', 'Weekly', 'Custom') NOT NULL,
+            custom_frequency VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL, -- Store crontab-like string
+            reward_points INT DEFAULT 1,
+            created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+            FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+        ) ENGINE=InnoDB;";
+
+        if (!$this->connection->query($habitsTableQuery)) {
+            die("Failed to create habits table: " . $this->connection->error);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index f2293f3..ceeb96b 100644
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ require_once '../core/Database.php';
 require_once '../core/middlewares/RequireAuth.php';
 
 require_once models . 'User.php';
+require_once models . 'Habit.php';
 
 // Initialize router
 $router = new Router();