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

In My Humble Opinion
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On the typical day, I have my purse (it was a gift, but I think it was in the $30 range), my wallet ($12, I think), whatever cash I have on hand, an assortment of free pens from drug reps, the $3 sunglasses I got on our honeymoon, my keys, a couple sets of bandage scissors (one set from a drug rep, another set the clinic bought me), my radiation badge, a Timex watch, and my wedding band ($45) (unless my hands are swollen, then I’m wearing a $3 mood ring). At work, I’m wearing scrubs and clogs. At home, I’m wearing $20 jeans and a t-shirt or sweater and cheap sneakers.

I also usually have the dogs with me, but Dr.J assures me they’re both completely worthless. :slight_smile:

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I have a digital camera that cost me about $US1400, but i wouldn’t say that i carry it around on a regular basis. I have a portable CD player, but i can’t even remember the last time i took that out with me.

I wear a watch, but it was a gift so i don’t know what it’s worth.

Apart from clothes and wallet (usually not much cash) that’s about it. No cellphone, no palm, no mp3player, no laptop.

[slight hijack]

In this part of Baltimore, people are robbed on the street fairly frequently. If i’m going out at night, i take the minimum that i’m likely to need–driver’s licence (for ID in bars etc.), credit card, some cash.

I always leave my wallet behind at night so that if i get robbed i won’t lose all my cards etc. But i also make sure that i always have some cash with me so that i have something to give them.

[/hijack]

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Oh, all right, $500 to replace the glasses. I’m practically blind, and they require special glass or something.

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Oh man, I never thought about this before. Truth is, I’m a big packrat.

Laptop - 2000$
Palm - 300$
Cell phone - free with a contract, probably 100$ otherwise
CD player - 300$

This is shocking to think about. I apparently carry all of my expensive belongings on my back.

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Carry around WITH me?

At school (Univ):
Shoes- $80
Clothes- $50-$60
Contact lenses (or glasses): $160
Jewelry: $25
Laptop: $2200
Keys, access cards, etc: about $50 (replacement)
iPod: $450
Cash: no more than $20
Total: $3035 …oh my god.

Not at school:
Shoes- $80
Clothes- $50-$60
Contact lenses (or glasses): $160
Jewelry: $25
iPod: $450
Digital Camcorder/Camera: $500
Cash: no more than $50
Total: $1315 …not as bad, but yikes!

We won’t even get INTO what kinda money could be had if someone swiped my debit card or credit cards.

If you taken into account carrying a key as being equal to someone being able to steal my car, we add $13,000 to the tally.

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Aye-- forgot cell phone (duh!): I’d say the average price mine goes for nowadays is about $150

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My stuff isn’t fancy, but I don’t mind paying extra if it’s well-made. That said, it is absolutely shocking how much I carry around on a daily basis.

Tote-500
Planner-300
Wallet-200
Jewelry-2500
Key ring-150
Shades- 80
Shoes-300 and up

I feel a bit embarrassed to have spent so much cash on things. If you knew me, would you still respect my materialistic self? :wink:

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Hmm.

Wallet – $20
Cash therein – $20-$50
Knife – $25
Phone – $100 (random guess; I got it free from a friend when he upgraded)

So I’m not worth mugging on my day off, but at work I carry all that and:

Nikon D1, two lenses, and flash – $5200 or so

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Purse:$6
Wallet: Usually empty, I’m a student. If there’s a bus ticket: $10
Wallet itself: ~$50.
Phone: ~$300, I got it in England and it’s not available in Australia so I don’t know the retail value, just the conversion of what I paid.
Credit on the phone (prepaid): <$20
Chapstick: $5
Earplugs: $5 but I’m getting some soon that will be over $150
Small wooden spinning top: Irreplaceable. Retail value ~$1, cost of therapy if I lost it: horrendous (I’m not joking about that, I’d be messed up)
Shoes: $200-$300, depending on which pair I’m wearing.
Orthotics inside the shoes: ~$500 to replace.
Sunglasses: Found them on some rocks at Byron Bay, replacement value: ~$40, not worth stealing because they’re wonky and the lenses fall out sometimes. I’m lost without them so I’d have to work pretty hard to actually lose them.

When uni goes back:
all of the above, except the purse.
Textbooks, equipment and assistive technology: ~$1000
Prescription glasses: $70, $50 if I chose not to get that anti-reflection coating stuff, but I’d have to be poor for that, it’s essential for computer work.
Portable television: not sure, it was a gift, but it’s this one. I’m too lazy to find what it’s worth in Aussie dollars.
Earphones: $30
Backpack to hold all that: ~$50

If I hadn’t lost my hearing aids a few years ago it would be heaps more, I don’t know how much a pair of hearing aids and the remote controlly thingo would cost. I didn’t include clothes because anyone who knows me knows that no one in their right mind would want to steal those. Ooooh yeah, I got style! :smiley:

I think that’s everything. Wow, that’s a lot of cash tied up in all that for someone without much money or expensive things.

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Backpack - about $20
Stuff in backpack - Let’s see. I carry a little emergency kit as I’m kinda earthquake paranoid. Foil blanket, 1.50, knife .50 (yard sale) solid fuel stove, found in a bunch of camp gear in a dumpster (it was sitting right on top…) spoon, lighter (mini Bic, begged off my kid) wire saw, $5.00, tiny oil light w/oil, $1.00, first aid kit, $5.00, a few Cup-A-Soups etc, about $2.00, metal container w/lid, $1.00 (yard sale) - total under $20.00.

Umbrella - $5.99

Keys, including knife @ $1.00 and Mini Maglight @ $12.00 plus cost of replacing said keys.

Rain gear, Pants $5.00 Value Village, Poncho about the same, don’t remember where I got it.

Lunch bag 1.00 MCC's, plastic Thermos .99 Store.

Multi tool $6.00 (swap meet, probably worth $30.00)

Flashlight, doubles as bike light - $2.00 (swap meet, it’s a pretty good one, $10.00?)

Wallet $2.00, yep, swap meet again!

Assorted other Stuff - maybe ten bucks.

Six weeks worth of Zidzone lessons, copy of scheduale, copy of Coffee Team scheduale - Facing Kathy or Karla and Dianne and telling 'em I lost it again - More than I’d wanna pay!

On Sunday’s - Bible, present from deceased friend - priceless.

Jackets - Leather one - hand-me-down from friend’s kid, probably $150.00 new. It’s a vintage Leather Ranch bomber, the kind with the stitched fan-shaped ribbing on the back and the fitted waist.
my winter jacked is a hand-me-down too. Knee length polyesther, looks like silk. No idea what it’s worth.

Shoes - Leather pointed toed just-above-the-ankle. Shoes? Boots? Value Village $4.99

Clothes - Jeans $2.00 at the second hand near the zoo. (All jeans, any condition, $2.00. Helluva deal!)

Top - Under five bucks, (various second hand’s and hand-me-downs.)

Undies - Dollar stores.

Bike - $50. I got it from an ad in the Buy and Sell.

Front bag $18.00 @ Canadian Tire

Seat bag $1.00 @ Everything for a Dollar

Saddlebags - Hand-me-down from friend. The set comes with the bikes London Drugs was selling for $88.00 this summer. We got the same bikes and when mine was stolen she gave me her bags. :slight_smile:

Minimal cash. No credit cards. No debit cards. No Driver’s Licence. ID - only worth swiping if you can pass for a 40+ woman!

Guess I’m not even worth mugging!

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Cash: about $40
Backpack: $75
Wristwatch: $75
Clothes and shoes: $125
Eyeglasses and sunglasses: $400 (but with limited resale value?)
Wedding band: $100 (my wife’s diamond, that’s another story)
Family jewels: priceless

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Wallet with cash: $60

Phone: $100

MP3 Player: $200

Eyeglasses: $250

Flashlight: $95 (I know, but it’s cool :smiley: )

Dr. Martens boots: about $100, I don’t remember what I paid for them

CD’s in car: $240, about a dozen

Leather Jacket: $275

Total: $1320 (wow :eek: )