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:

2. driver’s license
3. work ID card
4. metrocard (NYC subway fare)
5. work building entry card
6. 2 bank debit cards
7. health insurance ID card
8. prescription card
9. AAA card
10. work emergency number card (laminated crap)
11. 3 reminder cards from vet (1 from January)
12. ASCAP membership card
13. Trish’s library card
14. Target giftcard
15. H&M merchandise credit card
16. Babies R Us merchandise credit card
17. 1 credit card (ie the ‘emergency’ card)
18. 3 business cards
19. Zoo membership card
20. Warehouse club membership card (membership expired)
21. Local nursery stamp card (spend X get a stamp…)
22. 1 small band-aid
23. 1 painted heart (from M)
24. 1 small guitar pick
25. 1 ATM deposit receipt
26. 1 eyeglass prescription (yay I found it!)
27. 1 certified mail receipt (from January)
28. 1 folded 4″x6″ note (from January)
29. 1 credit-card sized NYC subway map (tattered)
30. 1 double CC sized NYC subway map
31. 1 post-it with address of M’s potential penpal from camping
32. 1 quote from an overpopular dj about djing (inspired me for about 10 minutes in February)
33. 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.