diff --git a/Classes/TarotDeck.cs b/Classes/TarotDeck.cs
index a72bf7a..fbd6833 100644
--- a/Classes/TarotDeck.cs
+++ b/Classes/TarotDeck.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ public TarotDeck(){
         }
 
         public void DeserializeDeck(string filePath){
-            _deck = new List<TarotCard>();
             _deck.AddRange(Utilities.Deserialize<List<TarotCard>>(filePath));
         }
 
diff --git a/Data/template_cards.json b/Data/template_cards.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb00baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/template_cards.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[
+    /* Add any amount of cards that should be added to the deck in the following format */
+    
+    /*
+    {"Name": "Name of Card"}
+    */
+]
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diff --git a/Data/template_spreads.json b/Data/template_spreads.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00c469b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Data/template_spreads.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[
+    /* Add any amount of spreads that should be available in the following format */
+    /* Entering the same key-value as an already existing spread will overwrite the previous spread */
+
+    /*
+    "Spread name": [
+        "First card meaning",
+        "Second card meaning",
+        "Third card meaning",
+        "And more..."
+    ]
+    */
+]
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diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index de465fc..d3cd0b6 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -5,33 +5,65 @@
 
 namespace tarot{
     class Program{
-        static string userPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData).ToString();
-        static string configPath = Path.Combine(userPath,@"tarot/");
-        static string filePath = Path.Combine(configPath,@"current_deck.json");
+        static string localApplicationDataPath = Path.Combine(
+            Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData), @"tarot/"
+        );
+        static string currentDeckFilePath = Path.Combine(localApplicationDataPath,@"current_deck.json");
+
+        static string configurationDataPath = Path.Combine(
+            Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile), @".config/tarot/"
+        );
+        static string userCardsFilePath = Path.Combine(configurationDataPath, "cards.json");
+        static string userSpreadsFilePath = Path.Combine(configurationDataPath, "spreads.json");
+
         static string defaultCardsFilePath = @"Data/default_cards.json";
         static string defaultSpreadsFilePath = @"Data/default_spreads.json";
+        static string templateCardsFilePath = @"Data/template_cards.json";
+        static string templateSpreadsFilePath = @"Data/template_spreads.json";
 
         static int Main(string[] args){
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(configPath);
             TarotDeck deck = new TarotDeck();
             Dictionary<string, string[]> spreads_uninitialized = new Dictionary<string, string[]>();
-
-            if(File.Exists(filePath)){
-                deck.DeserializeDeck(filePath);
-            }else{
-                deck.DeserializeDeck(defaultCardsFilePath);
-                File.WriteAllText(filePath, deck.SerializeDeck());
-            }
-            spreads_uninitialized = Utilities.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, string[]>>(defaultSpreadsFilePath);
-
             Type[] types = {typeof(ShuffleOptions), typeof(GetOptions), typeof(ResetOptions), typeof(SpreadOptions)};
-            return Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, types)
-                .MapResult(
+            
+            HandleFiles(deck, spreads_uninitialized);
+
+            return Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, types).MapResult(
                 (GetOptions options) => Get(options, deck),
                 (ShuffleOptions options) => Shuffle(options, deck),
                 (ResetOptions options) => Reset(options, deck),
                 (SpreadOptions options) => Spread(options, spreads_uninitialized, deck),
-                errors => 1);
+                errors => 1
+            );
+        }
+
+        private static void HandleFiles(TarotDeck deck, Dictionary<string, string[]> spreads){
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(localApplicationDataPath);
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(configurationDataPath);
+
+            if(File.Exists(currentDeckFilePath)){
+                deck.DeserializeDeck(currentDeckFilePath);
+            }else{
+                deck.DeserializeDeck(defaultCardsFilePath);
+                File.WriteAllText(currentDeckFilePath, deck.SerializeDeck());
+            }
+            spreads = Utilities.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, string[]>>(defaultSpreadsFilePath);
+
+            if(File.Exists(userCardsFilePath)){
+                try{
+                    deck.DeserializeDeck(userCardsFilePath);
+                }catch (System.Exception){};
+            }else{
+                File.WriteAllText(userCardsFilePath, File.ReadAllText(templateCardsFilePath));
+            }
+
+            if(File.Exists(userSpreadsFilePath)){
+                try{
+                spreads.AddRange(Utilities.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, string[]>>(userSpreadsFilePath));
+                }catch (System.Exception){};
+            }else{
+                File.WriteAllText(userSpreadsFilePath, File.ReadAllText(templateSpreadsFilePath));
+            }
         }
 
         private static int Get(GetOptions options, TarotDeck deck){
@@ -87,12 +119,12 @@ private static int Reset(ResetOptions options, TarotDeck deck){
         }
 
         private static int Spread(SpreadOptions options, Dictionary<string, string[]> spreads_unitit, TarotDeck deck){
-            List<string> spread_names = new List<string>(spreads_unitit.Keys);
+            List<string> spreadNames = new List<string>(spreads_unitit.Keys);
 
             if(options.ListAll){      
-                spread_names.Sort();
-                for (int i = 0; i < spread_names.Count; i++){
-                    string name = spread_names[i];
+                spreadNames.Sort();
+                for (int i = 0; i < spreadNames.Count; i++){
+                    string name = spreadNames[i];
                     Console.WriteLine($"{i+1}. {name}:");
                     string[] positions = spreads_unitit[name];
                     for (int j = 0; j < positions.Length; j++){
@@ -100,7 +132,7 @@ private static int Spread(SpreadOptions options, Dictionary<string, string[]> sp
                     }
                 }
             }else if(options.Name != default){
-                if(spread_names.Contains(options.Name)){
+                if(spreadNames.Contains(options.Name)){
                     if(options.List){
                         Console.WriteLine($"{options.Name}:");
                         string[] positions = spreads_unitit[options.Name];
@@ -123,7 +155,7 @@ private static int Spread(SpreadOptions options, Dictionary<string, string[]> sp
         }
 
         static void SaveDeck(TarotDeck deck){
-            File.WriteAllText(filePath, deck.SerializeDeck());
+            File.WriteAllText(currentDeckFilePath, deck.SerializeDeck());
         }
     }   
 }
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diff --git a/Utilities.cs b/Utilities.cs
index e76e5b2..67f4306 100644
--- a/Utilities.cs
+++ b/Utilities.cs
@@ -51,4 +51,20 @@ public static string Multiply(this string text, int multiplier){
             return String.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat(text, multiplier));
         }
     }
+
+    static class DictionaryExtension{
+        public static void AddRange<T,U>(this Dictionary<T,U> target, Dictionary<T,U> source)
+        {
+            if(target is null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(target));
+            if(source is null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(source));
+            foreach(T key in source.Keys){
+                U value = target[key];
+                if(target.ContainsKey(key)){
+                    target[key] = value;
+                }else{
+                    target.Add(key, value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
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