How Much Money Do You Keep in Your Wallet?

I use credit cards for any big purchases so I don't usually keep much cash in my wallet. Rarely do I have more than a few hundred dollars. This Boston.com article reports on a woman who found a lost wallet in a New Hampshire movie theater with $3000 of cash in it. She did the honorable thing and turned it into the police. The owner of the wallet did come forward. She was also a woman who was planning on making a car purchase.

Money clip wallet

Here's an alternative to a bi-fold or tri-fold type wallet. If you want something a little more classy, how about a money clip wallet? I especially like this Texas Ranger money clip available at CuffLinks.com. It's partly due to the fact that I'm from Texas, but also, I just like the look of the Texas star. The only problem with this CuffLinks money clip is that it's expensive (priced at $95). .

Here's one to the right that is quite a bit more reasonable at about $11 at Cowboy Accessories. It's not as classy as the other one, but it still has that Texas star.

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Do you carry a spare key in your wallet?

Seems like locking your keys in your car is something that happens to everyone. If you happen to have a cell phone on you, a call to a family member or a tow-truck service wouldn't be too bad. But what happens if you don't have a cell phone on you?

Several people I know carry a spare car and/or house key in their wallet. They get a copy made at the hardware store so it is flat which can fit nicely in the wallet. Then if they accidentally lock their keys in the car or if they somehow lose their keys, they can use the backup key in their wallet.

The only problem with this is that if the wallet gets stolen, the thief not only has your wallet, but also your car and/or house key. If you have identifications in your wallet like a drivers license and car insurance id, the thief will know where you live and what you drive.

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Wallet with the logo of your favorite team

Instead of a plain old wallet, you might want to consider one with the logo of your favorite team. For example, at FansEdge, they have a Texas Ranger Wallet with the Texas Rangers logo imprinted at the bottom right. It's a tan leather wallet. They only have it in the passport style which can be a bit large (4.5 by 5.5 inches). Also it's a tad expensive at about $50.

They have wallets with many other team logos, from the Boston Red Sox, to the Buffalo Bills, to the Altanta Braves, to the Dallas Cowboys, to the New England Patriots. They have other styles of wallets for many other teams including bi-fold and tri-fold types which cost only about $28. For some reason, they only have the tan leather passport wallet type for the Texas Rangers.

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High tech credit card wallet

Do you have lots of credit cards, ATM cards, store loyalty cards, etc.? You can't fit them all in your wallet? Here's a cool idea. It's called the pocket vault. It's a credit-card-size device that programs a single Chameleon Card to emulate the characteristics of any magnetic stripe or barcode. It also has a fingerprint reader to protect the owner.

The only problem with the Pocket Vault is that you can't buy it yet. On their web page it says "We anticipate the initial price for Pocket Vault to be $179." It's been that way since last September. So don't hold your breath...

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Robber leaves his own wallet at crime scene

It's probably good that criminals aren't too smart or careful. That way it's not too hard to find them and lock them up. A story from azcentral.com reports on a robbery in Harrison Arkansas in which police found two wallets at the crime scene. One of the two wallets happens to be that of the robber complete with identification. The police don't have him yet, but now with his ID, they know who to look for.

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New Wallet Designs

If a duct tape wallet is too tacky for you, how about this one. It's a wallet specially designed to be extra thin. Nobulges.com claims it is the world's thinnest wallet or billfold. The features that help make it thin include credit card holders partitioned in 4 sections of the wallet so they lay flat against each other. Also, it's made of a thin nylon type of material.

I did some research at the U.S. Patent Website and found a wallet patent granted in 1987 that claims to be a "wallet or billfold of exceptionally thin construction". I wonder if Nobulges.com's wallet came from this idea.

I like the look of the Nobulges wallet. And another nice thing about it is its price. It's only $14.95. So this might make a good and inexpensive Father's Day gift.

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How to make a duct tape wallet

Here would a fun gift for father's day: a wallet made from duct tape. It might not be the most fashionable wallet. But for lovers of duct tape, it's something there'll remember.

For details on how to make your own duct tape wallet, check out this 3M page. I'm sure they love ideas where lots of duct tape is required.

If you're too lazy to make a duct tape wallet. How about buying a duct tape wallet.
Ebay is currently listing a bunch of them for sale. And they are all not in that typical silver/grey color. There's one that is in green camouflage colors. That probably would make a good gift for the hunter.

If you're thinking about getting into the duct-tape-wallet business, you might want to think again. They don't seem to selling too well.

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Introduction to Wallets

You may not think they're too exciting, but there's a lot of interesting stuff related to wallets. After doing some research I've found a lot of innovations in wallet designs, from new ultra slim wallets to the hand made duct tape wallets.

Then there's the question, what do you put in your wallet? Of course there are the common things like cash, driver's license, credit cards, photos, etc. But there's a lot of other things to put in there that I bet you've never thought of.

In addition to wallet designs and contents, there's also a lot of news on wallets. From the lost wallet with thousands of dollars in it that's found by a good Samarita to an idiot robber who leaves his own wallet at the scene.

This weblog will provide all of these interesting wallet tidbits.

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