The stuff you carry around every day- how much is it all worth?

I went to Best Buy last night to get a new digital camera, and I brought my old one, just in case. After BB, I went to a friend’s house and ordered a pizza, and as I’m emptying my pockets, I realize that among two digital cameras and a cell phone, I was carrying around about $500 of electronics. Of course, normally, I don’t carry two cameras, so here’s what I typically have:

Digital Camera: $216
Cell phone: $100
CD player: $60
~20 CDs: $300, give or take

Total: $676

Good God.

So, how many expensive things do you carry around typically? Not counting the basic stuff (wallet, keys, pocket knife) unless they’re especially valuable.

Expensive watch; no electronics or anything else of note.

This has occurred to me before. Apart from my keys and purse (which never has more more than £30 in it) I carry my mobile (which is a camera phone) and an mp3 player. It’s a total of about £300, which worries me, but what can you do? The things are there to be used.

no watch or phone
CD player occasionally - $50
1 or 2 cd’s - probably worth $10
jewelry - beaded earrings or silverplate hoops - a couple bucks

a credit card with $25,000 credit line…

Cell Phone
Expensive Wristwatch
Wallet with debit card

Not to fancy here. Just what I need.

Wallet: $5, tops
Money in wallet: $100, tops
Clothing being worn: $100 total, usually

That’s about it, unless you count my glasses or the boxcutter and tape measure I use at work that I sometimes have on me.

-My custom messenger bag: $180
-Wallet: usually about $20 because I hate writing checks and I can’t get a debit card yet because I’m not 18.
-Fossil watch: $50
-Digital camera: I don’t really know what it cost, because it was a gift, but I’d guess a couple hundred.
-My class ring: $170

Glucometer: I got it for free, but it’s worth $81.72, the internet tells me.
Test strips: about $25
Glucagon: I’ve no idea what it’s worth, but at least $25
Four or five rings: $150 -$200, but worth waaay more in sentiment (depends on if I’m wearing my class ring)
Misc. jewelry: $25
Cash: $10-$70

Total: $316.72, using some estimated averages for the ones with a range

Once you add in the cost of what it would take to replace my IDs, bus pass and other plastic things, it probably goes to about $400-$425

Once you add in the

Huh. Nothing, except my jewelry- engagement ring, wedding ring, and Grandma’s engagement ring. That’s about $1000, now that I think about it. Wow.

Watch: Unknown (gift)
PDA: £299
Mobile: £300
Occasionally - camera: £550
Bike: £400

Well, there’s my bookbag, calculator, and a couple hundred dollars worth of books, though I can’t imagine anybody would mug me for any of that. Pocket change. I used to carry a pretty expensive camera around with me. That’s about it, really. I don’t even carry a wallet most days.

I seldom carry anything worth much but often carry cash. I deal with lots of cash in my business (slumlord, not drug dealer). Depending upon the time of day and the day of them month I’m carrying about 500 to 5000 bucks. I usually go straight to the bank though, sometimes I make 2 or 3 trips per day.

My wife wears lots of jewlery so her numbers are about the same. Assuming jewlery has any ‘worth’, but thats another topic.

I wish I carried my camera around with me - I bought a small camera so I would, but I never do. I’ve missed out on some great pictures.

Jewelry (necklace and ring) - together around $1200
Wallet - fairly beaten up now, but retailed for a little over $400
Money - $20 - 100
Mobile - $100?
Bag - depending on the day, anywhere from $2 to $1200
Clothes - maybe $200?

Huh. Most of my money seems to have gone into clothes and accessories.

I think I carry less than 30 bucks in total value. That includes my clothes (Levis, white tshirt guy), Keys, no cash ever, Debit card, Drivers Liscence, and Lighter/Smokes.

In town:

pack: $35
books: $100
laptop: $2500
coffee mug: indispensable :slight_smile:

Out of town:

Pack: $150
Headlamp: $50
FRS radio: $50
Compass: $80
Avalanche transciever: $400
Shovel, probe, snowsaw: $150
Prescription sunglasses: $450
Survival kit: ~$100
First aid kit: ~$100
Skis, boots: $800
Down jacket: $150
Thermos full of coffee: indispensable

still looks like I’m worth more in town :slight_smile:

Boots: $700
Watch: $550
Outfit: $500-$1,000
Handbag: $200-$700
Sunglasses: $500
Makeup (in bag) ~$300
$$ - $20-$100

Fortunatly, I don’t live in a neighbourhood where people get muged for their foot wear. :smiley:

Will you adopt me?
Hmmm, I had my purse stolen a while back, and the most expensive thing to replace was my car key. Re-keying the car (replacing ignition and 3 locks) cost me over 700USD. Ouch.

Laptop, $2000
iPod, $500
Palm, $300
Watch, $150
Cell phone, $150
Wallet, minimal cash (usually $20 or so) and debit card

Nobody here wears prescription glasses? On a normal day, they are by far the most expensive-to-replace item I carry on me, unless I happen to be wearing a ring my grandparents gave me. (I don’t wear glasses most of the time unless I’m doing a long stint reading or on the computer, but they would cost a couple hundred bucks to replace, not counting eye exam.)