diff --git a/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue b/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
index 740ac085e..3e3d6e1d4 100644
--- a/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
@@ -223,17 +223,14 @@ import {
   didInfo,
   GiveServerRecord,
 } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
-import AlertMessage from "@/components/AlertMessage";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav";
 import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon";
 
 @Component({
-  components: { GiftedDialog, AlertMessage, QuickNav, EntityIcon },
+  components: { GiftedDialog, QuickNav, EntityIcon },
 })
 export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
   activeDid = "";
-  alertMessage = "";
-  alertTitle = "";
   allMyDids: Array<string> = [];
   allContacts: Array<Contact> = [];
   apiServer = "";
@@ -342,7 +339,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
         this.longitude = resp.data.claim?.location?.geo?.longitude || 0;
       } else if (resp.status === 404) {
         // actually, axios throws an error so we never get here
-        this.$notify(
+        (this as any).$notify(
           {
             group: "alert",
             type: "danger",
@@ -355,7 +352,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
     } catch (error: unknown) {
       const serverError = error as AxiosError;
       if (serverError.response?.status === 404) {
-        this.$notify(
+        (this as any).$notify(
           {
             group: "alert",
             type: "danger",
@@ -365,7 +362,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
           -1,
         );
       } else {
-        this.$notify(
+        (this as any).$notify(
           {
             group: "alert",
             type: "danger",
@@ -387,7 +384,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
       if (resp.status === 200 && resp.data.data) {
         this.givesToThis = resp.data.data;
       } else {
-        this.$notify(
+        (this as any).$notify(
           {
             group: "alert",
             type: "danger",
@@ -399,7 +396,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
       }
     } catch (error: unknown) {
       const serverError = error as AxiosError;
-      this.$notify(
+      (this as any).$notify(
         {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
@@ -423,7 +420,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
       if (resp.status === 200 && resp.data.data) {
         this.givesByThis = resp.data.data;
       } else {
-        this.$notify(
+        (this as any).$notify(
           {
             group: "alert",
             type: "danger",
@@ -435,7 +432,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
       }
     } catch (error: unknown) {
       const serverError = error as AxiosError;
-      this.$notify(
+      (this as any).$notify(
         {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
@@ -486,9 +483,9 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
    * @param description may be an empty string
    * @param hours may be 0
    */
-  async recordGive(giverDid, description, hours) {
+  async recordGive(giverDid, description: string, hours: number) {
     if (!this.activeDid) {
-      this.$notify(
+      (this as any).$notify(
         {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
@@ -501,7 +498,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
     }
 
     if (!description && !hours) {
-      this.$notify(
+      (this as any).$notify(
         {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
@@ -528,7 +525,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
 
       if (result.status !== 201 || result.data?.error) {
         console.log("Error with give result:", result);
-        this.$notify(
+        (this as any).$notify(
           {
             group: "alert",
             type: "danger",
@@ -540,7 +537,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
           -1,
         );
       } else {
-        this.$notify(
+        (this as any).$notify(
           {
             group: "alert",
             type: "success",
@@ -552,14 +549,14 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
       }
     } catch (e) {
       console.log("Error with give caught:", e);
-      this.$notify(
+      (this as any).$notify(
         {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
           title: "Error",
           text:
-            e.userMessage ||
-            e.response?.data?.error?.message ||
+            e?.userMessage ||
+            e?.response?.data?.error?.message ||
             "There was an error recording the give.",
         },
         -1,
diff --git a/src/views/SeedBackupView.vue b/src/views/SeedBackupView.vue
index 2912aeed4..9e720eb9f 100644
--- a/src/views/SeedBackupView.vue
+++ b/src/views/SeedBackupView.vue
@@ -62,16 +62,13 @@ import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 import { accountsDB, db } from "@/db";
 import * as R from "ramda";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
-import AlertMessage from "@/components/AlertMessage";
-import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav";
+import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
 
-@Component({ components: { AlertMessage, QuickNav } })
+@Component({ components: { QuickNav } })
 export default class SeedBackupView extends Vue {
   activeAccount = null;
   numAccounts = 0;
   showSeed = false;
-  alertMessage = "";
-  alertTitle = "";
 
   // 'created' hook runs when the Vue instance is first created
   async created() {
@@ -84,9 +81,9 @@ export default class SeedBackupView extends Vue {
       const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
       this.numAccounts = accounts.length;
       this.activeAccount = R.find((acc) => acc.did === activeDid, accounts);
-    } catch (err) {
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
       console.error("Got an error loading an identity:", err);
-      this.$notify(
+      (this as any).$notify(
         {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
diff --git a/src/views/StatisticsView.vue b/src/views/StatisticsView.vue
index 0c2c7d625..b730c28bb 100644
--- a/src/views/StatisticsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/StatisticsView.vue
@@ -34,25 +34,26 @@
     </div>
     <button class="float-right" @click="captureGraphics()">Screenshot</button>
     <div id="scene-container" class="h-screen"></div>
-    <AlertMessage
-      :alertTitle="alertTitle"
-      :alertMessage="alertMessage"
-    ></AlertMessage>   
   </section>
 </template>
 <script lang="ts">
 import { SVGRenderer } from "three/addons/renderers/SVGRenderer.js";
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
-import { World } from "@/components/World/World.js";
-import AlertMessage from "@/components/AlertMessage";
-import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav";
+import { World } from "components/World/World.js";
+import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
 
-@Component({ components: { AlertMessage, World, QuickNav } })
+interface RendererSVGType {
+  domElement: Element;
+}
+
+interface Dictionary<T> {
+  [key: string]: T;
+}
+
+@Component({ components: { World, QuickNav } })
 export default class StatisticsView extends Vue {
   world: World;
-  worldProperties: WorldProperties = {};
-  alertTitle = "";
-  alertMessage = "";
+  worldProperties: Dictionary<number> = {};
 
   mounted() {
     try {
@@ -60,14 +61,14 @@ export default class StatisticsView extends Vue {
       const newWorld = new World(container, this);
       newWorld.start();
       this.world = newWorld;
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.log(err);
-      this.$notify(
+    } catch (err : unknown) {
+      const error = err as Error;
+      (this as any).$notify(
         {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
           title: "Mounting Error",
-          text: err.message,
+          text: error.message,
         },
         -1,
       );
@@ -85,12 +86,13 @@ export default class StatisticsView extends Vue {
     ExportToSVG(rendererSVG, "test.svg");
   }
 
-  public setWorldProperty(propertyName, propertyValue) {
+  public setWorldProperty(propertyName: string, propertyValue: number) {
     this.worldProperties[propertyName] = propertyValue;
   }
 }
 
-function ExportToSVG(rendererSVG, filename) {
+
+function ExportToSVG(rendererSVG: RendererSVGType, filename: string) {
   const XMLS = new XMLSerializer();
   const svgfile = XMLS.serializeToString(rendererSVG.domElement);
   const svgData = svgfile;