Comments on: Trim your wallet

By: dtj

dtj — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:08:49 +0000

When he was young, we kept pictures of our son in our wallet in the event he got lost. Having people search for a blonde haired, blue eyed boy in MN is not exactly distinctive. Now I keep pictures of my wife and our son to show to people.

I also keep an emergency $50 in my wallet. Works nicely because it doesn’t feel right to break a $50 for some day to day thing.

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:56:59 +0000

Thanks for the review. Just wanted to let all you know about our new website: Super Slimmy. It's the official site of the Slimmy wallet.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:49:11 +0000

does anyone have any coupons for these?

By: james

james — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:45:49 +0000

I keep extra (non-credit) cards together with one money-band in my glove box (locked) and my vitals with me + cash with another money-band

By: Pauline

Pauline — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:58:03 +0000

Where do those of us without cars keep all the extra cards?

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:21:59 +0000

I keep my favourite photos on my iPod.

And as for membership cards and so on: If you have a decent phone, you can scan them and put ‘em on there. Everytime you need the card, just open the image and show it. There was some blog post a while ago about a guy who used his iPhone to do just that – and even scanning scanned barcodes was no problem. Worth a try.

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:05:53 +0000

I scanned all my cards into my computer, saved them as individual jpegs and saved them as a photo album…

they are now all on my iphone! including drivers license as that one is expensive to replace should i lose my purse…

By: Khürt Williams

Khürt Williams — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:22:24 +0000

A wallet with a clip ( to coral the cash ), and two pockets. Drivers license, ATM card, one credit card, AAA, medical insurance. That’s all the wallet contains.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:58:56 +0000

As far as the “Buy 12 get the 13th free cards” and such, those can just be kept in your car or at your cubicle–whatever works for you. So when you’re about to get a haircut or go out to eat, you can grab the card on your way.

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:13:08 +0000

Funny that you’re attempting to de-clutter your wallet when companies like this:

http://www.touchofginger.com/c.....allet.html

are creating more things (essentials?) to ADD to your wallet. Maybe it’s just me, but most of these items seem very uni-purpose.

By: sp

sp — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:17:31 +0000

Wish I had seen Tim’s comment sooner – the Koyono coupon code he mentioned expired on 11-15-2007. Does anyone know of a current one?

By: Doug Hughes

Doug Hughes — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:01:38 +0000

Personally, I use a hair-tie. That’s it. One of those standard ponytail ones. I keep my various credit cards, insurance cards, license and such in it. In perhaps 10 years I’ve never needed anything more. I did miss carrying photos around for a while, but got over it. Now a days I have a nice set of photos on my phone to show off.

By: black rabbit

black rabbit — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:15:54 +0000

I’ve got a single money clip with my ATM card, license, health insurance card, and cash. The credit cards stay home, unless I’m going to need one of them, and the folks at the library are perfectly happy to use my driver’s license in lieu of the library card. The AAA card is in the glove compartment.

I only have a single loyalty card, because I work for a major grocery retailer, and do 90% of my normal shopping at my employer. I don’t carry the physical card, though. At most retailers, the loyalty number is tied to your phone number, and you can usually get the loyalty discount by entering your phone number in the PIN pad.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:10:51 +0000

I only carry cash and a credit card now. All the others live in a business card case in the car, as someone else said. It felt funny at first, but the only problem I’ve had is putting a card in my purse and forgetting it’s not in the car any more

Drivers License – when else do I need it except in the car? Ditto auto insurance. Store discount cards – I chucked anything I’d used less than 5 times in the last year. Kept the 2 library cards (different library systems, much wider choice) – and once again, I only go there in the car. Photos of family on desktop

The biggest worry is security – I checked my card contracts to check I was ok if they got stolen and charged up a huge bill.

By: PNWGal

PNWGal — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:35:19 +0000

but you lost all your personal juju!

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:58:02 +0000

Five or so years ago, I scanned all my frequently used barcodes, printed them on a small sheet and laminated it. I also started using a rubber band to keep my DL and check card together. Our Blockbuster can use our DL to lookup our account and I find myself not shopping at grocery stores that won’t allow me to enter my phone number. So I’ve got my check card, my driver’s license and my business credit card in my wallet these days. Anytime my rubber band breaks, it’s never *that* long until it’s time for a dinner including fresh broccoli.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:00:53 +0000

I’ve used the Big Skinny wallet for almost a year. I only carry two cards, drivers license, and a small amount of cash.

http://www.bigskinny.net/

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:00:27 +0000

I've been using Umbra's Bungee Wallet for a few months now and it serves me well. It's a hard-shell case, so I feel better about having it in my front pocket, and the cards don't get damaged. The only real downside is that bills are sometimes hard to get out. These are widely available in Ontario, if you're a Canuck. Come to think of it, most things from Umbra are decent (and no, I don't work for them *grin*).

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:32:02 +0000

I echo the comments on http://www.justoneclubcard.com
I elimiated my collection of loyalty keychain cards, plus Blockbuster and my library card as well. Nobody has given me any hassle about scanning the consolidated card…

– Steven

By: SuperChuck

SuperChuck — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:49:53 +0000

I programmed my insurance information into my phone. if I absolutely, positively need it, it’s available there.

I’ve also considered scanning in all my various cards and placing them on a secure website so it’s accessible anywhere with a computer.

Realistically, if there’s some kind of unplanned medical emergency, an insurance card is the least of your concerns. Insurance matters can always be dealt with tomorrow.