diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0856d4a9f..345d9e076 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ npm install
 
 3. Create a `.env` file and fill it with your Firebase credentials
 
+You can get these by setting up a firebase web app [here](https://console.firebase.google.com/u/0/).
+
+Also note that you'll need to set up a Realtime Database, *not* a Firestore Database, to get the correct value for `FIREBASE_DATABASEURL`. Be sure to set it to test mode so you can read/write data. Just remember to either revert these or remove the database after your testing is completed.
+
 ```
 FIREBASE_APIKEY=""
 FIREBASE_APPID=""
diff --git a/src/modals/sections/EducationModal.js b/src/modals/sections/EducationModal.js
index 8dbd67441..e84f579a4 100644
--- a/src/modals/sections/EducationModal.js
+++ b/src/modals/sections/EducationModal.js
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ const EducationModal = () => {
             <Input
               type="date"
               label={t('shared.forms.startDate')}
-              placeholder="6th August 208"
+              placeholder="6th August 2018"
               {...getFieldProps(formik, schema, 'startDate')}
             />
 
             <Input
               type="date"
               label={t('shared.forms.endDate')}
-              placeholder="6th August 208"
+              placeholder="6th August 2018"
               {...getFieldProps(formik, schema, 'endDate')}
             />
 
diff --git a/src/modals/sections/ProjectModal.js b/src/modals/sections/ProjectModal.js
index 024da74a3..b0818f8c6 100644
--- a/src/modals/sections/ProjectModal.js
+++ b/src/modals/sections/ProjectModal.js
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ const ProjectModal = () => {
             <Input
               type="date"
               label={t('shared.forms.startDate')}
-              placeholder="6th August 208"
+              placeholder="6th August 2018"
               {...getFieldProps(formik, schema, 'startDate')}
             />
 
             <Input
               type="date"
               label={t('shared.forms.endDate')}
-              placeholder="6th August 208"
+              placeholder="6th August 2018"
               {...getFieldProps(formik, schema, 'endDate')}
             />
 
diff --git a/src/modals/sections/WorkModal.js b/src/modals/sections/WorkModal.js
index 9d28e72f1..95408ba70 100644
--- a/src/modals/sections/WorkModal.js
+++ b/src/modals/sections/WorkModal.js
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ const WorkModal = () => {
             <Input
               type="date"
               label={t('shared.forms.startDate')}
-              placeholder="6th August 208"
+              placeholder="6th August 2018"
               {...getFieldProps(formik, schema, 'startDate')}
             />
 
             <Input
               type="date"
               label={t('shared.forms.endDate')}
-              placeholder="6th August 208"
+              placeholder="6th August 2018"
               {...getFieldProps(formik, schema, 'endDate')}
             />