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By: Unclutterer » Archive » Trim your wallet

Unclutterer » Archive » Trim your wallet — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:31:23 +0000

[...] I decided to buy a smaller wallet (I went with the Slim Slimmy, by the way), my next step was cleaning out my old, oversized [...]

By: ro618ck

ro618ck — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:06:13 +0000

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By: Cliff

Cliff — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:02:06 +0000

Ooops, mis-spoke. I have three credit cards, but I only CARRY one. So my slim “carrying” wallet (and in fact it’s quite a lot smaller than the slim-slimmy brand thing) holds only: driver’s license, medical insurance ID, ATM card, Visa credit card, period. 1 2 3 4. Plus cash.

By: Cliff

Cliff — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:47:50 +0000

You don’t need a smaller wallet, you need a WALLET SYSTEM. Just like in the house, getting a smaller box doesn’t save you from the clutter of things that don’t fit in the box. So what you should do, is FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WANT AND WHAT YOU CAN DUMP, and then do so.

I don’t keep savings cards and membership cards to most services and companies, including airlines or retail. I make them keep my info on their computer. “Do you know your member number?” “No. You can look it up. My name and address are …”

I have three credit cards, one ATM card, one medical insurance card, and one driver’s license. This goes in a teeny wallet which fits in my back pants pocket or my front shirt or blazer pocket.

I have a bunch of other cards that I might need, but I certainly don’t carry them around. They go in a bigger wallet which also holds my checkbook and register, a pen, and a notepad.

I keep cash in a money clip. I always have between $50 and $200 cash on me — less and I go to the ATM and make a withdrawal, more (whee!) and I go make a deposit. Bank transactions are FREE! You still OWN THE MONEY, just not in paper form! I spend my change at every register transaction, such that I never have more than a dollar’s worth in coin. I use a little plastic open-and-close green coin thingie like your grandpa had. I generally keep the quarters out, for laundry and parking meters, and roll them.

It’s the SYSTEM you need, not the smaller TOY.

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:50:26 +0000

I have used a silver card case bought from Sundance Catalog for several years. It's small, easy to carry in a front or back pocket, forces you to carry less, and it receives a lot of nice compliments. http://tinyurl.com/3bpte8

By: miker

miker — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:12:53 +0000

I love my taxi wallet. it’s less minimal, but super organized. center card pocket for drivers licence and atm card, and cards I’m given through the day. card slot in coin purse for insurance cards and anything I feel I should have on me but rarely need to get at, first cash slot for ‘today’s allowance’ second for receipts and the rest of the week’s money ($120 taken out on Sunday, must last all the way to the next sunday).

By: allison

allison — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:45:35 +0000

I use a small leather “business card case”. It’s Coach, which was a splurge, but it’s quality leather that I hope to use 20 years at least. It just fits cards and cash.

By: karry

karry — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:38:39 +0000

An Altoids tin works great for me. Forces me to keep everything in order and only carry what is truly needed…

By: Me

Me — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:53:35 +0000

The best wallet I have found that is sleek and less than 1/8” thick, and nice looking is the Tumi leather wallet. It is not a billfold, it has a clear compartment on one side for you drivers license, two credit card slots on the other side, and in between, room to store a few bills in an inner compartment. It is also very inexpensive ($35).

By: freecia

freecia — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:34:00 +0000

How about grabbing a tyvek mailer and making one yourself? http://www.instructables.com/id/E9331VJF3DES9J73YS/ You can also print stuff on it, like pics of the discount barcodes http://ipapercraft.com/credit-card-cash-wallet/

By: erik

erik — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:37:02 +0000

I just got the all-ett. It rocks. Very thin and suprisingly durrable.

By: Michael Jansen

Michael Jansen — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:55:25 +0000

It’s worth noting to the people complaining about the fabric on the ALL-ETT that they have a new line with a ultra-thin leather material. Check them out on the all-ett site.

I have an ALL-ETT that I’ve used for a couple years now, and while the material does crinkle a bit when you first get it, once it is broken in, it doesn’t make any noise. The only problem that I have is that I don’t have enough cards to keep in it, sometimes my cards fall out because they are a little too loose. I used to keep extra business cards to keep it tighter (it was still super-thin) but I used them up.

By: peter

peter — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:29:55 +0000

I made myself a duct-tape wallet about a year ago, and since then have only used duct-tape wallets, which I make myself every couple of months. I have settled on a wallet slightly larger than a credit card, which stores the 5 cards I have to carry with me all the time, a few notes (no space for coins so I clear change out every night) and a spare car key (having locked my keys in the car a few times). My new wallet is at least 1/4 the size of my old leather wallet

By: john

john — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:07:56 +0000

i use the all-ett. ok it is a little freaky looking but it carries a ton of cards in a small space and is durable.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:43:30 +0000

Love, love, love my Jimi wallet. I can clip a house key on the end of the wallet and am good to go. Fits well in a front pocket, too.

By: KB

KB — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:26:38 +0000

I've been using the Colonel Littleton Front Pocket Wallet for years: http://www.colonellittleton.com/?p=products&cat=5 Compact and stylish.

By: David

David — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:58:59 +0000

I use of these in Black from Muji http://www.muji.eu/pages/online.asp?V=1&Sec=1&Sub=5&PID=341

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:36:22 +0000

I’m very happy with my ALL-ETT, but they’re not for everyone. However, they’re so cheap that it’s worth getting one and if you don’t like it, you can always give it to someone else or to a charity shop / thrift store.

By: Jacki Hollywood Brown

Jacki Hollywood Brown — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:25:51 +0000

The Canadian Problem
Since 1987 our dollar has been a coin. Since 1996 our two dollar denomination has been a coin. (This saves the Canadian government $$ as the coins last longer in circulation that the $1 and $2 bills).
Most of the wallets that are designed DO NOT have enough space to hold the amount of coins we usually carry. Thus, Canadians are going to have to re-design the wallet. However, some European models work well since they have been designed for the Euro.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:12:13 +0000

I have been using the Slimmy wallet for 3 years now and I do have to say it was a really good decision. I bought mine from http://www.koyono.com when it was on sale and it’s great. Made me really think and filter out what I didn’t need to carry with me all the time. I keep a bit of cash, ID, credit/debit cards and a gift card or two sometimes. After everyday if I have receipts, I take them out and file them away, whereas they used to just live in my wallet until they were unreadable and I’d have to throw them away. It’s also great having it in your front pocket; safer and more comfortable.

I also keep a separate checkbook wallet that I got as a gift and it holds tons of cards, so I keep any extra cards that I rarely use in there and in the glovebox of my car.

And the reason I got the Slimmy over the Jimi is that the wallet size is adjustable. I can make it as thick as it can be with whatever I want to take or I can take the bare minimum for say just the evening out with just a credit card, ID and a bit of cash. The Jimi is what it is and you couldn’t just stuff it a bit if you needed to or make it smaller by taking more out. And the SlimSlimmy is just too damn small.

And after 3 years I think this wallet looks just as good as when i first got it. Great leather quality/workmanship.