diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cb3a85b..2e58dd1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ run: all
 		-cdrom $(BUILD_DIR)/$(ISO_NAME) \
 		-serial stdio \
 		-display gtk,show-menubar=off,zoom-to-fit=on \
-		-m 4G \
+		-m 1G \
 		-enable-kvm \
 		-name corn
diff --git a/include/lib.h b/include/lib.h
index 3be1f8b..d808833 100644
--- a/include/lib.h
+++ b/include/lib.h
@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@ char *ultoa(unsigned long int n, char *buffer, int radix);
  */
 char *ulltoa(unsigned long long int n, char *buffer, int radix);
 
+/**
+ * Converts a byte count to a human readable file size
+ * @param bytes - the bytes to convert
+ * @param buf - the buffer to store it in
+ * @preturns - bus
+ */
+char *btoa(size_t bytes, char *buf);
+
 /**
  * Converts the string in str to an int value based on the given base.
  * The endptr is updated to where the string was no longer valid.
diff --git a/src/lib.c b/src/lib.c
index 7f3d79f..e298b00 100644
--- a/src/lib.c
+++ b/src/lib.c
@@ -128,6 +128,83 @@ int ctoi(char c) {
 	}
 }
 
+static char fs_endings[] = {'K', 'M', 'G', 'T', 'P'};
+
+static size_t nth_pow(size_t i, size_t e) {
+	size_t a = i;
+	while(--e)
+		a *= i;
+	return a;
+}
+
+static char nth_digit(size_t bytes, size_t place) {
+	while (1) {
+		if (bytes < nth_pow(10, place))
+			break;
+		bytes /= 10;
+	}
+	return bytes %= 10;
+}
+
+char *btoa(const size_t bytes, char *buf) {
+
+	char *start = buf;
+
+	int idx = -1;
+
+	size_t b = bytes;
+	size_t s = b;
+	while (1) {
+		if (b < 1000)
+			break;
+		s = b;
+		b /= 1024;
+		idx++;
+	}
+
+	if (idx == -1) {
+		ultoa(bytes, buf, 10);
+		return start;
+	}
+
+	s = s * 1000 / 1024;
+
+	if (s < 1024) {
+		b = 1024;
+		idx--;
+	}
+
+	char fd = nth_digit(s, 1);
+	char sd = nth_digit(s, 2);
+	char td = nth_digit(s, 3);
+
+	*buf = fd + '0';
+	buf++;
+
+	if (b < 10) {
+		*buf = '.';
+		buf++;
+	}
+
+	*buf = sd + '0';
+	buf++;
+
+	if (b < 10)
+		goto end;
+
+	if (b > 99) {
+		*buf = td + '0';
+		buf++;
+	}
+
+end:
+
+	*buf = fs_endings[idx];
+	buf++;
+	*buf = '\0';
+	return start;
+}
+
 #define UXTOA(type, name) \
 	char *name(unsigned type n, char *buffer, int radix) { \
 		if (n == 0) { \
diff --git a/src/memory/physalloc.c b/src/memory/physalloc.c
index bcbc66d..71df848 100644
--- a/src/memory/physalloc.c
+++ b/src/memory/physalloc.c
@@ -218,10 +218,11 @@ void memory_init(struct memory_map *map) {
 	page_count -= bitmap_pages;
 	free_memory = page_count * PAGE_SIZE;
 
+	char buf[20];
 	kprintf("\nMEMORY USAGE\n");
-	kprintf("mem total: %ld\n", memory_total());
-	kprintf("mem free:  %ld\n", memory_free());
-	kprintf("mem used:  %ld\n\n", memory_used());
+	kprintf("mem total: %s\n", btoa(memory_total(), buf));
+	kprintf("mem free:  %s\n", btoa(memory_free(), buf));
+	kprintf("mem used:  %s\n\n", btoa(memory_used(), buf));
 
 	memory_unlock();