I was given a wallet today and I’ve already put some money in it. I don’t know what other things I should put in it, maybe my ID.
In my experience, as little as possible.
The more you pack into it, the more you carry around, the higher the risk if it’s lost, or worse, stolen, not to mention the more it affects wear and tear on your clothing.
Less is more!
Nah, get some topsider shoes or penny loafers, khaki shorts, woven leather belt, a golf shirt and some aviator sunglasses. Then load that bad boy up with any and all cards you can find. Stuff it until the calfskin is warped and about ready to burst. Then shove it in your back pocket and sit on it for several decades. Ignore any contrary advice from orthopedics.
Make sure you get a good one with multiple fold out compartments too, maximum leather. Bonus if it’s ostrich skin or crock skin to really bulk up the wallet.
Get a library card, always underrated
Having fun, isn’t hard
When you’ve got, a library card!
- ID
- Important Phone Numbers
- If you are on an meds a card with the correct spelling and dosage
Thank you so much! I’ll definitely keep that in mind.
Also health insurance card. I usually keep my dental and vision as well but those are less necessary. Just handy to have.
Important Phone Numbers
I really should do this. And here I am mid 30s and 2X years carrying a wallet lol
2 bandaids
A note(maybe laminated) saying:
“LOST wallet. Call 555-4678 for reward. Thanks <your name>”
Keep 50 bucks at home, for when someone shows up.
What an original idea xDD
FYI: do not sit on a wallet. That can cause/irritate Sciatica.
Keep in front pocket, or other carry all item, eg: backpack, courier bag… etc.
Bank cards, loyalty cards, other cards…
I keep a laminated 4 leaf clover in mine.
Me too!
I have my driving licence, work ID, a first aid quick reference, postage stamps and one of those Swiss army knife credit card sized things as well as cash and bank cards.
Does it block rfid? If not not anything with rfid unless they are in rfid blocking sleeves.
take any aluminum can, cut it open, cut a plate fitting in your wallet, insert it there so that it sits on external surface if your walket, done, that’s your yeehaw rfid blocking sleeve, extra mass 1g
if you want to scan bus pass you can put that card on external side of it
Plenty of people are answering your question, so let me give you a warning. If you put a gift card to an obscure store or punch card for a barbershop in there, you will absolutely forget you have it.
An uno reverse card
It’s come in handy more times than I’d like to admit
- At least one payment card
- travel cards
- driving license/ID
- organ donation card (I stick mine on the back of my ID)
- at least one coin for supermarket trolleys
- some notes, just in case.
- work building access card
Traditionally, a condom. But only for a decade or so. Just long enough for it to mark an eternal shape of dismal circumstance.
Only things you wanna lose
Sure you need some cash but dont put your life savings in there, just enough for todays shopping/sandwich
When you have your first wallet you’re probably pretty low on stuff to put in, so stuff in anything that seems appropriate to you. When I was a kid I put buttons in because broke cartoon characters always paid with buttons and I figured it’d be worth a shot.
some things my wallet has had in it since i was 16 years old until today:
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- a stamp I like the look of, in the really hard to reach bit with a see-through pocket
- an old ticket to a tourist site because it has a cool design on it
- a bus pass
- student ID
- driver license
- currency + foreign currency
- a thumbdrive for uni work in my coin section
- a discount card i got mailed for getting student membership to a professional license board
- a card saying I’m a stem cell donor, but idk what it does. I think it’s just a helpline phone number.
- political party membership card
- dental floss (jk… But maybe it’s an idea)
