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Bye bye fat wallet

15 October 2008 5 views No Comment

My old wallet and the skinny new one...

In recent months I found myself needing to adjust my wallet to make my commutes more comfortable. The damn thing was too big to sit on comfortably. Wallets need purging every so often, but I figured it’s time to make the purge more permanent. The other day I ditched my wallet and just grabbed my license, a credit card and a couple of bills and loved it. My butt was FREE. (I pack some back, so it was quite noticeable) Figures that I realized after going to work that I needed a card to get into the building and another card to get into the office. So going completely minimal wasn’t an option. Here’s what was in my wallet:

  1. driver’s license
  2. work ID card
  3. metrocard (NYC subway fare)
  4. work building entry card
  5. 2 bank debit cards
  6. health insurance ID card
  7. prescription card
  8. AAA card
  9. work emergency number card (laminated crap)
  10. 3 reminder cards from vet (1 from January)
  11. ASCAP membership card
  12. Trish’s library card
  13. Target giftcard
  14. H&M merchandise credit card
  15. Babies R Us merchandise credit card
  16. 1 credit card (ie the ‘emergency’ card)
  17. 3 business cards
  18. Zoo membership card
  19. Warehouse club membership card (membership expired)
  20. Local nursery stamp card (spend X get a stamp…)
  21. 1 small band-aid
  22. 1 painted heart (from M)
  23. 1 small guitar pick
  24. 1 ATM deposit receipt
  25. 1 eyeglass prescription (yay I found it!)
  26. 1 certified mail receipt (from January)
  27. 1 folded 4″x6″ note (from January)
  28. 1 credit-card sized NYC subway map (tattered)
  29. 1 double CC sized NYC subway map
  30. 1 post-it with address of M’s potential penpal from camping
  31. 1 quote from an overpopular dj about djing (inspired me for about 10 minutes in February)
  32. 1 2″x2″ note written when I was ~10 with the following quotes:
    • Fear of the unknown brings no gain. (inspiration for a shy kid)
    • Mighty brawn is no match for nimble brain. (obvious geek in training)
    • Silence is golden. (wtf)
    • Do not meddle with things… (incomplete, must’ve been really important)

I’ll post some pictures of my old & new wallets tomorrow eventually.

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