diff --git a/src/delta_barth/config.py b/src/delta_barth/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85bb14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/delta_barth/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import dopt_basics.configs
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class Config(BaseModel):
+    forecast: CfgForecast
+
+
+class CfgForecast(BaseModel):
+    threshold_month_data_points: int
+
+
+class LazyCfgLoader:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        cfg_path: Path,
+    ) -> None:
+        cfg_path = cfg_path.resolve()
+        assert cfg_path.exists(), f"config path {cfg_path} seems not to exist"
+        assert cfg_path.is_file(), f"config path {cfg_path} seems not to be a file"
+        self._path = cfg_path
+        self._cfg: Config | None = None
+
+    @property
+    def path(self) -> Path:
+        return self._path
+
+    def _load(self) -> Config:
+        cfg = dopt_basics.configs.load_toml(self.path)
+
+        return Config(**cfg)
+
+    def reload(self) -> None:
+        self._cfg = self._load()
+
+    def get(self) -> Config:
+        if self._cfg is None:
+            self._cfg = self._load()
+        return self._cfg
diff --git a/src/delta_barth/dopt-cfg.toml b/src/delta_barth/dopt-cfg.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33eba72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/delta_barth/dopt-cfg.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[forecast]
+threshold_month_data_points = 28
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/delta_barth/logging.py b/src/delta_barth/logging.py
index f6e3e08..5e1d3df 100644
--- a/src/delta_barth/logging.py
+++ b/src/delta_barth/logging.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ logger_status = logging.getLogger("delta_barth.status")
 logger_status.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 logger_session = logging.getLogger("delta_barth.session")
 logger_session.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+logger_config = logging.getLogger("delta_barth.config")
+logger_config.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 logger_management = logging.getLogger("delta_barth.management")
 logger_management.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 logger_wrapped_results = logging.getLogger("delta_barth.wrapped_results")
diff --git a/tests/_test_data/dopt-cfg.toml b/tests/_test_data/dopt-cfg.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33eba72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_test_data/dopt-cfg.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[forecast]
+threshold_month_data_points = 28
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 52878e7..42ed397 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ def api_base_url(credentials) -> str:
     return credentials["base_url"]
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def pth_dummy_cfg() -> Path:
+    pwd = Path.cwd()
+    assert "barth" in pwd.parent.name.lower(), "not in project root directory"
+    data_pth = pwd / "./tests/_test_data/dopt-cfg.toml"
+    assert data_pth.exists(), "file to dummy CFG not found"
+    return data_pth
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def sales_data_real() -> pd.DataFrame:
     pwd = Path.cwd()
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcef362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import tomllib
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+import tomli_w
+
+from delta_barth import config
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def pth_cfg(pth_dummy_cfg, tmp_path) -> Path:
+    with open(pth_dummy_cfg, "rb") as file:
+        cfg_data = tomllib.load(file)
+
+    target = tmp_path / "dummy_cfg.toml"
+    target.touch()
+    with open(target, "wb") as file:
+        tomli_w.dump(cfg_data, file)
+
+    return target
+
+
+@pytest.mark.new
+def test_CfgLoader_Init(pth_cfg):
+    loader = config.LazyCfgLoader(pth_cfg)
+
+    assert loader.path == pth_cfg
+    assert loader._cfg is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.new
+def test_CfgLoader_Get(pth_cfg):
+    loader = config.LazyCfgLoader(pth_cfg)
+
+    parsed_cfg = loader.get()
+    assert isinstance(parsed_cfg, config.Config)
+    assert parsed_cfg.forecast.threshold_month_data_points == 28
+
+
+@pytest.mark.new
+def test_CfgLoader_Reload(pth_cfg):
+    loader = config.LazyCfgLoader(pth_cfg)
+
+    parsed_cfg = loader.get()
+    assert isinstance(parsed_cfg, config.Config)
+    assert parsed_cfg.forecast.threshold_month_data_points == 28
+    # modify config and reload
+    with open(pth_cfg, "rb") as file:
+        cfg_data = tomllib.load(file)
+    cfg_data["forecast"]["threshold_month_data_points"] = 30
+    with open(pth_cfg, "wb") as file:
+        tomli_w.dump(cfg_data, file)
+
+    assert parsed_cfg.forecast.threshold_month_data_points == 28
+    loader.reload()
+    parsed_cfg = loader.get()
+    assert isinstance(parsed_cfg, config.Config)
+    assert parsed_cfg.forecast.threshold_month_data_points == 30