# Wallet shtuff **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 22, 2000, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310 "2000-08-22T14:37:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/1 "2000-08-22T14:37:21Z")
Right, I was just wondering, what do people keep in their wallets? So far, pretty much everybody that I’ve talked to has something unique about em. Currently, I’ve got the regular stuff like receipts, id, mac card, etc. I’ve also got a list of “guy” movies to make my girlfriend watch (she’s got an opposing list of chick flicks for me), a rune pendant, and the joker card from a deck of playing cards. Anybody else got anything worth noting? ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/2 "2000-08-22T15:08:06Z")
This is really more suited to IMHO, but I’ll pad the ol’ post count anyway: Driver’s license $80 cash 3 checks Debit card 2 gas credit cards in my mom’s name Blockbuster video card College student ID Social security and voter registration cards Fishing license I don’t hve any of the interesting stuff, 'cause I just got the new wallet and it hasn’t had time to fill up with useless stuf. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/3 "2000-08-22T15:27:17Z")
Here’s my list, i try to keep it minimal: driver’s license 1 credit card 1 debit card 1 insurance card 1 library card 5 business cards (mine, for giving out) picture of kid $75 ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/4 "2000-08-22T15:29:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gunslinger \* > \*\*Social security and voter registration cards > \*\* I had a lengthy debate with a coworker over these 2 items. so many people carry them around, but why? I use my voter card once every 4 years. And my social security card only when I change jobs. Is there really a need to carry these items around all the time? ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/5 "2000-08-22T15:53:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by xizor \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Gunslinger \* > > \*\*Social security and voter registration cards > > \*\* > > I had a lengthy debate with a coworker over these 2 items. so many people carry them around, but why? I use my voter card once every 4 years. And my social security card only when I change jobs. Is there really a need to carry these items around all the time? \*\* If I didn’t, I’d forget where I put 'em. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/6 "2000-08-22T16:44:55Z")
Just my “move thread” button. ---
**Author:** ![Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trout_Mask_Replica)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/7 "2000-08-22T16:56:20Z")
Let’s see: $15 in cash Driver’s license Photos of family and friends Bank card Credit card Library card Old college ID MST3K fan club membership (MSTie #59146!) Calling card Social Security card ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/8 "2000-08-22T17:10:53Z")
::opens wallet, dodges moth:: NO cash 3 O’Reilley’s receipts 2 E-mail addresses 4 gas reciepts 1 bank balance statement Debit card UMKC ID Humana health card “Twas the night before Jesus came…” card Chopper shopper card UMKC Fake ID (apparently, I’m 22) National Motorists Association membership card Bank account card 2 pictures of Emily 2 pictures of Jeana Picture of Brittney (my dog) Picture of Me & Jeana at Prom Picture of Missy Picture of Kelly (cousin) Social Security card Hologram of an eye List of things to do before I die Expired driver’s license (I need to go get a new one. Shit!) Expired insurance card (double fuck!) Lindy’s phone # Emily’s phone # (different Emily) Blockbuster card Tax exempt card SubClub card w/2 stickers I cleaned it out recently. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/9 "2000-08-22T17:12:34Z")
Get comfy, this is going to take a while… $3.26 cash, plus one Spanish 25-pta piece. Postage stamps Discount card from a record store I haven’t patronized in 6 years Business cards: from the store where I used to work, 2 former co-workers, 2 guys I used to date, a friend I last saw two years ago, a Chinese restaurant in Spain, and my mother. Club Cards from Prince George’s Espresso and Padow’s Hams & Deli, both in Williamsburg, VA. I have not been to Williamsburg in two years. Discount card for assorted businesses in Williamsburg, expired Aug. 31, 1995. Ticket stub from the now defunct Williamsburg Theatre. British Railways return ticket from Gatwick Airport to Manchester, 13 July 2000 (unused except to write my dad’s cell phone number on the back). Student ID’s from UNC _and_ William & Mary, two library cards, voter registration, Frequent Flyer card, Social Security card, ATM card, credit card, grocery store discount card, at least four video store cards, driver’s license, ISIC card, health insurance card, membership card from a dance club, and DC metro farecard. Aren’t you sorry you asked? ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/10 "2000-08-22T17:48:40Z")
$64 in cash. Paycheck (undisclosed) PBA card Military ID Drivers License Two Credit Cards Metro-Card (unlimited monthly) SS card Calendar card Bank Card Book of Stamps Subway Map Japanese Shinto Gold Demon Charm from a temple in Tokyo Two phone numbers (forget whos???) A key ATM receipt Tibetan goods business card My friends business cards Calling Card (for getting in places) Old Imitrex tablet that I refuse to ever take ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/11 "2000-08-22T18:03:18Z")
[ul][li]$7 Cash[/li][li]A bunch of receipts for purchases I have not entered in my finances program yet[/li][li]Visa Check Card[/li][li]Aspire Visa[/li][li]Visa Classic[/li][li]Bankfirst Mastercard[/li][li]Orchard Bank Mastercard[/li][li]Capital One Visa[/li][li]Health Insurance Card[/li][li]Roadside Assistance Card[/li][li]Drivers Licence[/li][li]Social Security Card[/li][li]Several of my business cards[/li][li]Amoco Credit Card[/li][li]Shell Credit Card[/li][li]Target Credit Card[/li][li]Firestone Credit Card[/li][li]Bell South Calling Card[/li][li]BP Credit Card[/li][li]Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Card[/li][li]PR Newswire Press Card[/li][li]Hollywood Video Membership Card[/li][li]Fingerhut Credit Card[/li][li]Books-A-Million Discount Card[/li][li]Harris Teeter VIC Card[/li][li]Food Lion MVP Card[/li][li]Kroger Plus Shopper’s Card[/li][li]Char-Grill Frequent Buyers Club Card[/li][li]Paisano’s Pizza Freequent Buyer Card[/ul][/li]However, my favorite thing I carry in my wallet is a poem by e.e. cummings called “I carry Your Heart” which Drain Bead typed for me when we first met. I will carry it with me always. * * * Yer pal, Satan [sub]I HAVE BEEN SMOKE-FREE FOR: Four months, one week, six days, 15 hours, 59 minutes and 3 seconds. 5426 cigarettes not smoked, saving $678.33. Life saved: 2 weeks, 4 days, 20 hours, 10 minutes.[/sub] **_"Satan is not an unattractive person."_-Drain Bead** [sub]Thanks for the ringing endorsement, honey![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Gazoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ce73a5/32.png) [@Gazoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazoo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/12 "2000-08-22T18:13:05Z")
What the hell, I’m sitting here bored at work, might as well clean out the ol’ wallet and reminisce: -Driver’s License -Social Security Card -Pictures of Nephews, Niece, Brother, Sister, Sister in Law, Brother in Law, and **Sledman** ’s wife and new cousin. 😉 -Work ID -Credit Card -Grocery Store Saver’s Card -Blood Donor Card -Insurance program card -Insurance program card for prescriptions -Eyeglass prescription that expired January 2000 (toss it!) -Eyeglass prescription that expires January 2002 (hmm, not much change between the two). -Cash -One blank check -Fishing License -Reciept for fishing license -A newspaper clipping that I have no recollection of why I put it in there. (toss it!) -Calling Card -A list of phone numbers and account numbers -The reciept for the tux rental from **Sledman** ’s wedding (toss it!) -A piece of a ten dollar bill (friends from college have the other pieces). -A portion of a burned one-dollar bill (long story) -A business sized card entilted “The Seven Deadly Sins Club” and proclaiming that “I Broke 'Em All at Bruiser’s Happy Hour!” (I’ve had this for about 7 years, you can barely read it - Toss it!) I had an FCC operator’s license, but it must not have made the cut last time. I try to keep it from becoming too Costanza-esque. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/13 "2000-08-22T18:16:15Z")
[ul][li]Free lunch ticket for doing something good at work[/li][li]Mom’s Business Card. I have no idea why.[/li][li]ticket stub to Cider House Rules. I can throw that out.[/li][li]stamp card to the used CD store. With a mere 2 stamps on it. I already got one card full. w00h00![/li][li]Phone card that came in my kitty litter. New, of course.[/li][li]non-functioning debit card. I should cut that up ::snip::[/li][li]Two Visa cards and one Discover card[/li][li]stamp card to the smoothy bar. Half full.[/li][li]Health insurance card[/li][li]Metro card for when I’m in New York with $6 on it[/li][li]Calling card[/li][li]Student ID and catScratch. It’s like a campus credit card.[/li][li]$34 in cash. I refuse to count the change. There is a lot.[/li][li]Debit card [/ul][/li] My last wallet had a fortune from a fortune cookie that read “You are the greatest person in the world.” The wallet was stolen. The only thing I regreted loosing was that damned fortune. ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/14 "2000-08-22T18:18:29Z")
\ \ Anyhoo, I guess I haven’t made up the official list yet, and since I started the thread, it’s only fair… -$9 -over 20 receipts -aforementioned joker card, pendant, and movie list -student i.d. -hotel card key (not sure what hotel) -library card -social security card -Nutz membership card (long story) -Mac card -Calling Card -Leaner’s permit (stupid PA driving laws. 6 months my ass…) -Red Cross CPR certification -National Record Mart Passport Card (Never used) -2 house keys (front and back) There, that about covers it. \ ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/15 "2000-08-22T18:18:34Z")
Hey. I just realised I left my driver’s licence in my pocket Saturday night! Thanks, Jester, I wouldn’t have discovered it was missing without this thread! ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/16 "2000-08-22T18:19:47Z")
No prob, Riddles. Knew I had to be good for something around here. Booyah! ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/17 "2000-08-22T18:30:17Z")
I’m a card-carrying … well, actually I think I’m just a card-carrier. Debit card Visa card Prime card Safeway Club card A couple business cards Cardkey for work Soc. Sec. card Insurance card Husband’s business card Dad’s business card Orange Julius freebie (ooh, lunch!) 1 1/2 filled Subway cards (more lunch!) Filled Georgio’s sub card (subs for lunch, on me!) Hairstylist’s business card Nokia phone menu card Booksavers Club card Receipt ticket thingy for bus pass $27 in bills $1.52 in change a bunch of debit card receipts driver’s license a fortune from a fortune cookie that says “You will always get what you want through your charm (sic) personality.” ---
**Author:** ![tygre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@tygre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tygre)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/18 "2000-08-22T18:39:02Z")
Driver’s license Social Security card (yeah, I know you’re not supposed to carry it, but otherwise I’d forget where the damned thing was) Health insurance cards for me and my 2 kids (3 total) Dental insurance card IKEA credit card Bergner’s credit card Citibank Visa MBNA MasterCard ATM card for savings account Visa Checkcard Sears credit card Library card (probably with $10 worth of fines on it) Famous Barr credit card Grocery list Phone number of friend Several receipts $1.79 in cash –tygre ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/19 "2000-08-22T20:20:34Z")
NO money 3 Credit cards ATM Card Phone Card Driver’s license Supermarket discount card health insurance card about 15 business cards given to me by many people 12 ATM receipts a “Prayer for vocations” Knights of Columbus card Pictures of my wife and sons Knights of Columbus membership card Society of American Magicians Membership card Gimmicked credit card for a magic trick I do (Impromptu of course) 2 tickets to next week’s Parish Picnic One picture of my wife, before we were married (that she ordered me to destroy… I just couldn’t) The torn half of a ticket from a Bill Cosby concert I went to …and to really show that I’m a dweeb… my totin’n Chit and Firem’n Chit Cards… still with all their corners! ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310/20 "2000-08-22T21:26:13Z")
Florida Driver’s License (expires November 15, 2005 - and I’m already 4 inches taller than it says on here. I think I’ll have to get it updated before 2005…) Florida Safe Boater’s Card (does not expire) USAA Visa Card, my name but same account as my parents. You want the number and expiration date? Good for you. 🙂 Canterbury Student ID, which no one accepts because it looks completely fake (it’s just laminated paper) Skywarn ID Card and Emergency phone # Calling Card Number on an old business card Aunt Peachy’s address and phone # Publix Deli Sub Card (6 half subs or 3 whole subs to go before a free whole sub) Dad’s Business Card, no longer useful since he’s retired Another copy of same business card, with his cell phone number on it (the phone he turned into the company) Boat Smart Course Certificate, wallet sized (does not count as boating license) Card from Chez Eugène, the restaurant in Montmartre, Paris where we ate the last night in France Aetna US Healthcare Card Yet ANOTHER copy of Dad’s business card $36 (the sum total of my cash not counting the change scattered around my room) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-shtuff/30310.md?page=2)