diff --git a/src/buffer.go b/src/buffer.go
index d2f21b2..19c9337 100644
--- a/src/buffer.go
+++ b/src/buffer.go
@@ -98,6 +98,16 @@ func (buffer *Buffer) Load() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// Replace tilde with home directory
+	if strings.HasPrefix(buffer.filename, "~/") {
+		homedir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		buffer.filename = filepath.Join(homedir, buffer.filename[2:])
+	}
+
 	content, err := os.ReadFile(buffer.filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -113,6 +123,16 @@ func (buffer *Buffer) Save() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// Replace tilde with home directory
+	if strings.HasPrefix(buffer.filename, "~/") {
+		homedir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		buffer.filename = filepath.Join(homedir, buffer.filename[2:])
+	}
+
 	// Append new line character at end of buffer contents if not present
 	if buffer.Contents[len(buffer.Contents)-1] != '\n' {
 		buffer.Contents += "\n"