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Walking around with a pocket full of clutter
Taking a long walk is an activity I enjoy. I like clearing my mind and absorbing in the sights of the city where I live. I tend to walk for miles on my journeys. The end result is a satisfying experience. The one thing that used to plague my mind during these walks was the amount of clutter that used to lay claim to my pockets. In my case, and possibly in yours, clutter was in the form of an oversized wallet, too much spare change, an over stuffed key ring, and some “just in case” items.
Pocket clutter is very similar to clutter that may be around your home. You hold on to things that you may need “just in case.” I’m not sure what that “just in case” may be, but it seems to be the root of a lot of people’s clutter problems. Many of us feel the need to hold onto an item because: A. “We may need it in the future, so we should hold on to it just in case.”or B. “We paid good money for it.” Either one of these justifications are very common and they are a hindrance to becoming uncluttered.
Try and trim your walking around clutter to clear your mind and you’ll enjoy your out and about time. Hopefully, the links above can help you trim the clutter that you may be carrying around in your pockets.
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Trim your wallet
When 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 wallet.
When I first received the Slim Slimmy, I was skeptical that I would be able to keep everything I needed in such a scaled down space. With some very easy decisions, I was able to trim down what I carried and my pockets were immediately less cluttered. Here are the things I removed from my wallet:
Insurance cards: I was carrying around three insurance cards. Did I really need to have my vision and dental cards on me at all times? Not likely. I now only carry my main insurance card.
Blockbuster card: I never rent movies from there anymore (thank you, Netflix), so that was an easy choice.
Shopping cards: I had two grocery cards in my wallet. I removed both and added a smaller barcode to my key chain. I only shop at one of the grocery stores anyhow.
Buy 12 get the 13th free cards: Ok, I get my haircut at a discount joint up the street. Is it that much of a deal that I carry that card everywhere I go? It really isn’t even a good deal. I basically saved about 8% on my haircuts over a year and a half. Why was I carrying that thing in my wallet? I’m sure you carry around one of these cards for sandwiches, bagels, or coffee. Figure out the savings and it probably isn’t worth carrying around everywhere you go.
Pictures: I had a wedding picture and a picture of my daughter in my wallet. They both never saw the light of day, so it wasn’t worth transferring into my new wallet.
Memories: I had a ticket stub from a museum in Amsterdam and a visit to the Empire State Building from a high school trip. I’m not sure why I still had them, but they obviously didn’t make the transfer.
Just a quick scan of what I had in my wallet and the transition to a much smaller and sleeker wallet was made so much easier.
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