diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/cf0925s.js b/app/assets/javascripts/cf0925s.js
index fe9b065..61b5a1f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/cf0925s.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/cf0925s.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $(document).on('turbolinks:load', function() {
       // console.log('Updating the item total: ' + $('#cf0925_item_total').val());
       $('#cf0925_item_total').val($(item_ids).toArray().reduce(function(a, b) {
         // console.log('a, b: ', + a + ', ' + b.value);
-        return b.value === undefined? a: a + Number(b.value);
+        return $.isNumeric(b.value)? a + Number(b.value.replace(/[,$]/g, "")): a;
       }, 0).toFixed(2));
       // console.log('Updated the item total: ' + $('#cf0925_item_total').val());
     };
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/invoices.js b/app/assets/javascripts/invoices.js
index 8d52911..2d936d2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/invoices.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/invoices.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $(document).on('turbolinks:load', function() {
   function update_out_of_pocket() {
     allocated_spending = allocation_fields().toArray().reduce(function(a, b) {
       // console.log('update_out_of_pocket b: ' + b.value);
-      return b.value === undefined? a: a + Number(b.value.replace(/[,$]/g, ""));
+      return $.isNumeric(b.value)? a + Number(b.value.replace(/[,$]/g, "")): a;
     }, 0);
 
     // console.log('allocated_spending: ' + allocated_spending);
diff --git a/app/controllers/cf0925s_controller.rb b/app/controllers/cf0925s_controller.rb
index a64b023..d9a6c57 100644
--- a/app/controllers/cf0925s_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/cf0925s_controller.rb
@@ -62,12 +62,14 @@ def create
     @cf0925.allocate
     # puts "#{__LINE__}: #{@cf0925.invoice_allocations.inspect}"
 
+    notice = 'Request saved.'
+    notice += ' Parent data updated.' if user.changed?
+
     # I didn't need to save addresses explicitly here.
     if @cf0925.save_with_user
       # Get the missing fields, aka help info, for the object
       @cf0925.funded_person.selected_fiscal_year = @cf0925.fiscal_year if @cf0925.fiscal_year
-      # TODO: why can't I just render :edit here?
-      redirect_to home_index_path, notice: 'Request saved.'
+      redirect_to home_index_path, notice: notice
     else
       # Get the missing fields, aka help info, for the object
       @cf0925.printable?
@@ -87,10 +89,13 @@ def update
 
     @cf0925.allocate
 
+    notice = 'Request updated.'
+    notice += ' Parent data updated.' if user.changed?
+
     # I didn't need to save addresses explicitly here.
     if @cf0925.save_with_user
       @cf0925.funded_person.selected_fiscal_year = @cf0925.fiscal_year if @cf0925.fiscal_year
-      redirect_to home_index_path, notice: 'Request updated.'
+      redirect_to home_index_path, notice: notice
     else
       # Get the missing fields, aka help info, for the object
       @cf0925.printable?
diff --git a/app/models/cf0925.rb b/app/models/cf0925.rb
index 459429e..b6fe677 100644
--- a/app/models/cf0925.rb
+++ b/app/models/cf0925.rb
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ def part_b_fiscal_year
   # TODO: Think about this. Playing games with the value here made the
   # select box hard to work with. I couldn't just use the defaults, and have
   # to manually call to_s to make things work.
+  # FIXME: I should be able to define this as an attribute of type FiscalYear
   def part_b_fiscal_year=(value)
     if value.is_a?(FiscalYear)
       super value.to_s