diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6cd956a..7f286b9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "arrayref"
+version = "0.3.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a4c527152e37cf757a3f78aae5a06fbeefdb07ccc535c980a3208ee3060dd544"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "arrayvec"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cff77d8686867eceff3105329d4698d96c2391c176d5d03adc90c7389162b5b8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "atty"
 version = "0.2.14"
@@ -35,17 +47,34 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f8aac770f1885fd7e387acedd76065302551364496e46b3dd00860b2f8359b9d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "base64"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b41b7ea54a0c9d92199de89e20e58d49f02f8e699814ef3fdf266f6f748d15c7"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
 version = "1.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cf1de2fe8c75bc145a2f577add951f8134889b4795d47466a54a5c846d691693"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "blake2b_simd"
+version = "0.5.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d8fb2d74254a3a0b5cac33ac9f8ed0e44aa50378d9dbb2e5d83bd21ed1dc2c8a"
+dependencies = [
+ "arrayref",
+ "arrayvec",
+ "constant_time_eq",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
-version = "0.1.10"
+version = "0.1.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4785bdd1c96b2a846b2bd7cc02e86b6b3dbf14e7e53446c4f54c92a361040822"
+checksum = "b486ce3ccf7ffd79fdeb678eac06a9e6c09fc88d33836340becb8fffe87c5e33"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "chrono"
@@ -74,6 +103,44 @@ dependencies = [
  "vec_map",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "constant_time_eq"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "245097e9a4535ee1e3e3931fcfcd55a796a44c643e8596ff6566d68f09b87bbc"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-utils"
+version = "0.7.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c3c7c73a2d1e9fc0886a08b93e98eb643461230d5f1925e4036204d5f2e261a8"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "lazy_static",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "3.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2fddc3610d8f9552384e06ebc87f714e1d0b2b64a99194d2faf36d7ae5f48549"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "dirs-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.3.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e93d7f5705de3e49895a2b5e0b8855a1c27f080192ae9c32a6432d50741a57a"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "redox_users",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "env_logger"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -239,6 +306,17 @@ version = "0.1.56"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2439c63f3f6139d1b57529d16bc3b8bb855230c8efcc5d3a896c8bea7c3b1e84"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_users"
+version = "0.3.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "09b23093265f8d200fa7b4c2c76297f47e681c655f6f1285a8780d6a022f7431"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom",
+ "redox_syscall",
+ "rust-argon2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "regex"
 version = "1.3.7"
@@ -257,6 +335,18 @@ version = "0.6.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7fe5bd57d1d7414c6b5ed48563a2c855d995ff777729dcd91c369ec7fea395ae"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rust-argon2"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2bc8af4bda8e1ff4932523b94d3dd20ee30a87232323eda55903ffd71d2fb017"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64",
+ "blake2b_simd",
+ "constant_time_eq",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
 version = "1.0.104"
@@ -344,6 +434,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
+ "dirs",
  "env_logger",
  "log",
  "serde",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e72eee8..d1b4f70 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dependencies]
 chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
 clap = "2.33"
+dirs = "3.0"
 env_logger = "0.7"
 log = "*"
 serde = "*"
diff --git a/src/eventlist.rs b/src/eventlist.rs
index 80bab1a..9a955fb 100644
--- a/src/eventlist.rs
+++ b/src/eventlist.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@
    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
+use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
+use dirs::config_dir;
 use serde_derive::Deserialize;
 use serde_derive::Serialize;
 use toml;
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ pub struct EventListIterator<'a> {
 pub enum EventListError {
     InvalidDate,
     TooOld,
+    NoStorage,
 }
 
 impl From<EventError> for EventListError {
@@ -65,15 +69,15 @@ impl EventList {
     }
 
     // TODO hide this
-    pub fn load() -> Self {
-        if let Ok(mut fp) = File::open(FILENAME) {
+    pub fn load() -> Result<Self, EventListError> {
+        if let Ok(mut fp) = File::open(EventList::event_file()?) {
             let mut content = String::new();
             fp.read_to_string(&mut content)
                 .expect("Your event file is corrupted");
             // TODO remove toml
-            toml::from_str(&content).unwrap_or(EventList::empty())
+            Ok(toml::from_str(&content).unwrap_or(EventList::empty()))
         } else {
-            EventList::empty()
+            Ok(EventList::empty())
         }
     }
 
@@ -84,22 +88,23 @@ impl EventList {
 
     // TODO turn this into the destructor
     // TODO if so, track changes
-    pub fn save(&self) {
+    pub fn save(&self) -> Result<(), EventListError> {
         // TODO remove toml
         let content = toml::to_string(&self).unwrap();
-        if let Ok(mut fp) = File::create(FILENAME) {
+        if let Ok(mut fp) = File::create(EventList::event_file()?) {
             fp.write_all(content.as_bytes()).unwrap();
         }
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Load the event list, add an all day event, and save it back.
     /// Returns the ID of the new event.
     pub fn add_event_with_date(description: &str, date: &Date) -> Result<String, EventListError> {
-        let mut list = EventList::load();
+        let mut list = EventList::load()?;
         let event = Event::new_on_date(description, date)?;
         let id = String::from(&event.id);
         list.push(event);
-        list.save();
+        list.save()?;
         Ok(id)
     }
 
@@ -109,13 +114,23 @@ impl EventList {
         description: &str,
         datetime: &DateTime,
     ) -> Result<String, EventListError> {
-        let mut list = EventList::load();
+        let mut list = EventList::load()?;
         let event = Event::new_on_date_time(description, datetime)?;
         let id = String::from(&event.id);
         list.push(event);
-        list.save();
+        list.save()?;
         Ok(id)
     }
+
+    /// Full path for the event file.
+    fn event_file() -> Result<OsString, EventListError> {
+        let base = config_dir().ok_or(EventListError::NoStorage)?;
+        let mut path = PathBuf::new();
+        path.push(base);
+        path.push(FILENAME);
+
+        Ok(path.into_os_string())
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> IntoIterator for &'a EventList {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 96a02d6..27a9f54 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ fn main() {
 }
 
 fn list() {
-    let event_list = EventList::load(); // TODO hide load from outside
+    // TODO hide load from outside
+    // TODO unwrap
+    let event_list = EventList::load().unwrap();
     println!("{:^8} | {:^7} | {}", "ID", "ETA", "Description");
     // TODO: EventList::iter()
     for event in event_list.into_iter() {