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Sunday, February 12, 2006

What's In Your Wallet?

This seems to have become popular in the blogosphere. I wish I had thought of it. First, my wallet is a black leather bi-fold Perry Ellis wallet. I have all the typical contents like cash (~$75), driver's license, credit cards, grocery store card, etc. Here's a list of some of the non-typical contents:
  • A hidden $20 bill for emergencies
  • one-use tooth floss in a special plastic container
  • Card with a table of tip amounts for restaurants
  • Card with encrypted passwords (see website)
  • Eyeglass prescription - Could come in handy if glasses are damaged while on vacation
  • A hidden spare car key (see post)

Here's the blog that started this meme. He looks like he has an old leather black bi-fold wallet. He lists several other blogs doing the same thing. Here are some that caught my attention:
  • MyMoneyBlog carries a Coach black leather bi-fold. One unusual thing he carries in the wallet is a single unused check. As some comments warned, this can be risky if your wallet gets stolen. If you lose checks, be sure to not only close the account but make sure the bank stamps any returned stolen checks as invalid signature or something like that. When the check is returned to the business that received the fradulent check, they'll know that you're not to blame.
  • Financial Train Wreck has a Leather Justin work boots wallet. I'm not familar with this brand. He claims to be a redneck so perhaps that's why. He had kept his social security card in the wallet until a commenter gave the good advice to avoid this. Some other unusual contents include a firearms license and a gun range membership card (Future post idea: top-ten thing that rednecks carry in their wallet)
  • Kim's wallet is a canvas Jansport bifold. She has some good ideas about what to exclude from your wallet such as your auto insurance card. Instead of her wallet, she keeps it in her car.
  • Kassy's wallet has the most unusual item of all the posts that I've read: 1 orange guitar pick.

14 Comments:

At 2/12/2006 09:00:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Take a tour of a really great wallet here:


http://www.thewalletpage.com


Enjoy!

 
At 2/21/2006 04:46:00 PM, Blogger Ken said...

Thanks for the link. Looks like this idea has been around for a long time.

 
At 6/28/2006 05:39:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here is a link to another great wallet! What personality! Check it out:

http://www.beinginspace.com/blog/2004/10/15/toms-wallet.html

 
At 11/26/2006 11:13:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well, these "packed" wallets sure have lots of character:


http://almostlucid.com/?p=382


Too bad the focus doesn't show the patina of the leather!

 
At 12/10/2006 10:13:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here is a wallet full of personality:


http://coloradoguy.com/story-wallet.htm


This man truly has a bond with his wallet!

 
At 12/11/2006 08:43:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

It's a universal thing--around the globe--a real man carries a real wallet! This fellow has a nice, big, stretched, classy-looking wallet full of personality! Check it out at:

http://www.hobotraveler.com/2005/07/2-inch-wallet-photos.html

 
At 12/30/2006 09:00:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here's a discussion of wallet contents with some photos:


http://sf0.org/taskDetail/?taskID=329

 
At 5/18/2007 12:39:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here's a true guy's wallet:

http://thesapps.com/Doug/wallet

Looking good!!!

 
At 8/24/2007 11:08:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a great story follows:

http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/2776280/

Sure would love to see his wallet!

 
At 6/18/2008 01:33:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

An essential for every man's wallet:

http://www.menshealth.com/cda/custom.do?incFile=med_id_info.jsp

 
At 4/29/2009 07:48:00 PM, Anonymous Melinda B. said...

It's interesting to examine a guy's wallet--something so personal, and held so closely, as if it's guarded! See story:

http://ourstory.com/thread.html?t=192967

I "dig" a man's wallet!

 
At 8/16/2009 09:16:00 PM, Anonymous Hugh S. said...

Ken: See why men and women are so different--just from these observations of wallets vs. purses:

http://www.herald-journal.com/archives/2006/columns/ir091106.html

You'll not get this guy to give-up his wallet!!!

 
At 2/03/2010 07:32:00 AM, Anonymous Quincey said...

Please post pics of your wallet here:

http://www.eddequincey.com/wallets/index.asp

Thanx!

 
At 8/10/2010 04:18:00 PM, Anonymous Joe Line said...

Introducing the new Pocket Wallet that doubles as an iPhone Wallet.
http://www.islimphonewallet.com

 

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