diff --git a/lisp/mitch-packages.el b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
index 42c3e8a..d756369 100644
--- a/lisp/mitch-packages.el
+++ b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
@@ -772,5 +772,14 @@ targets."
 ;; (use-package pdf-tools
 ;;   :config (add-hook 'pdf-view-mode-hook 'turn-off-line-numbers))
 
+;; built in spell checker, for losers
+(use-package flyspell
+  :straight (:type built-in)
+  :custom
+  (flyspell-auto-correct-word t)
+  :hook
+  (prog-mode . flyspell-prog-mode)
+  (org-mode . flyspell-mode))
+
 (provide 'mitch-packages)
 ;;; mitch-packages.el ends here