# Who carries a money clip? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 23, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969 "2015-07-23T17:06:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/21 "2015-07-24T15:38:10Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Those are two separate things. I may have taken you posts too seriously, but I read them exactly as you posted-- I read nothing into them that wasn’t in the words written. “How do you suppose that an elephant got into Groucho’s pajamas?” ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/22 "2015-07-24T16:16:58Z")
I carry a cloth bag with a big $ on it. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/23 "2015-07-24T16:30:02Z")
I tried one for a while, just wasn’t comfortable carrying money that way. I would carry one daily if I’d won a memorabilia auction a few years back… I was close-but-no-cigar on _Jack Benny’s_ money clip. Short of maybe a Rockefeller’s, that would have been so damned cool to have… ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/24 "2015-07-24T16:49:31Z")
I haven’t used a money clip since I was a kid (mid 80s). I usually just left my money loose in my pocket with any cards in my wallet. Now that Interac is king in Canada I don’t use cash anymore. I have a [Basics wallet](http://www.basicswallet.com/) and keep a ten in the cash pocket and have a 20 in my key chain for emergencies but I’ve had those bills for at least a year now (still the old paper bills). ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/25 "2015-07-24T17:13:41Z")
[QUOTE=Arrogant B_st_rd] \ [/QUOTE] > [@Habeed](#): > > He may have an **arrogant** tone, but I found his post to be worthy of a chuckle. Don’t forget to put the $100s on the outside of your money clip - keep those lowly 1s in the inside. [Exactly what it says on the tin.](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin) To answer the OP as a serious question, I once used a magnetic cash clip, but found (A) I don’t routinely carry cash, so a separate clip is not worth it, (B) I’m forgetful, and while I always carry a wallet for identification, I wouldn’t necessarily remember to carry a clip for cash if I did have it, (C) the magnets had a habit of erasing credit card magstrips, and (D) I carry my wallet in front, so the bulge is lost against the unavoidable bulge that’s always there. (See, that’s a stealth brag.) So no. No cash clip for me. Even if my wallet (carnivorous) is stuffed full of singles :mad:, carrying it in the front pocket means it’s not particularly uncomfortable or inconvenient. ETA: before some clever Dan makes the joke about my wallet stuffed full of Kraft singles, note that my wallet is carnivorous, not ovo-lactarian. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/26 "2015-07-24T18:44:44Z")
I carry this… > **[Amazon.com: Victorinox Money Clip, Silver Alox, 74mm 53740 : Tools & Home...](https://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Money-Pocket-Knife/dp/B0019WULJS)** > > Product Description Designed to be slim and lightweight, the Money Clip easily slips into your pocket so you won't even know you're carrying it until you need it. The Money Clip combines 2 of your everyday essentials into 1; your Swiss Army... First one lasted over 20 years, then the scissors broke. Victorinox replaced it for free! I lost one to TSA, they like them also. Put it in your checked bag. The clip is great. It will securely hold one bill, or a wad like the OP has. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/27 "2015-07-24T21:08:15Z")
> [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](#): > > Not only wrapping your money in a clip seems more practical, I assume it also has social advantages. > > Bartender won’t pay attention to me? I wave a wad of cash. A woman pulling her purse closer to her body? I wave a wad of cash, hell I don’t need to mug anyone. A bunch of young pretty ladies just strolling in the park? I wave a wad of cash. When I want to show up the assholes I play poker with? I wave a wad of cash. When I’m asked to stop loitering (indirectly accusing me of being homeless)? I wave a wad of cash. You know you can trade all those ones in for larger denominations, right? A twenty doesn’t take up very much space. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/28 "2015-07-24T21:18:33Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > I tried one for a while, just wasn’t comfortable carrying money that way. I would carry one daily if I’d won a memorabilia auction a few years back… I was close-but-no-cigar on _Jack Benny’s_ money clip. Short of maybe a Rockefeller’s, that would have been so damned cool to have… I found a silver dollar money clip in the road when I was kid. Years later I tried using it but it seemed like too much trouble. Someone have me a gold money clip years ago but it sits in the box with a wristwatch, two pocket watches, a couple of tie tacks and cufflinks. It’s just not worth bothering with them, and I’d just end up breaking them or losing them if I actually used them. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/29 "2015-07-24T21:56:32Z")
The last person I saw use a money clip was my grandfather, and that was more than 20 years ago. How old are you, **Arrogant B_st_rd**? Do people under the age of 60 use a money clip these days? I don’t carry cash anymore so no need for a clip, or even a wallet for that matter. When I used to carry cash I just folded the bills and shoved them in my pocket. ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Jake\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Jones)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/30 "2015-07-25T00:55:21Z")
I’m 44 and I use a money clip. Simple, sterling clip that was a groomsmen gift 15 years ago. I also always carry cash. I’m more likely to leave home without my wallet than without cash. I have two cash rewards credit cards that I use, but I still like to carry and use cash, especially for smaller purchases. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/31 "2015-07-25T01:10:19Z")
The glove-box of my Jaguar is safe enough when the alarm is turned on. What…? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/32 "2015-07-25T01:35:17Z")
I have a money clip, but haven’t used it in years. I keep my cash in my wallet. Sure it bulges some, but it helps to balance out the other awesome bulge in my pants. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/33 "2015-07-25T19:20:02Z")
Money clips (most) aren’t good for lots of cash/many bills; usually 10-20 maybe depending on the design and how its made. Usually if I use one its to keep the higher denominations separate from the wad of ones and fives. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/34 "2015-07-26T18:06:22Z")
I use one of these: [Slim Clip wallet](http://www.asseenontvofficialsite.com/Slim-Clip-Money-Clip-As-Seen-on-TV-p/g103.htm?sa=X&ved=0CDMQ9QEwBGoVChMIgMnkubD5xgIVk6uACh2fSAj8) It is about as small as can be and has plenty of capacity. One side’s for currency, the other for cards. I carry my DL, two credit cards and a couple business cards. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/35 "2015-07-27T13:04:39Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > The last person I saw use a money clip was my grandfather, and that was more than 20 years ago. How old are you, **Arrogant B_st_rd**? Do people under the age of 60 use a money clip these days? I’m 31 now and in 10+ years of using a money clip I’ve gotten nothing lots of compliments on it from my fellow young people. I get a lot of compliments from men and women, a little more often by women. They usually compare it favorably to some ugly lumpy wallet the size of a burrito that their boyfriend or husband won’t consider replacing. I’ve never paid a whole lot of attention to what other men use, but money clips seem to actually skew toward younger men. There’s no reason to carry a giant bifold wallet anymore since we don’t carry much cash. A money clip is a sleek alternative to shoving a wadded up pile of cash in our pockets. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969/36 "2015-07-27T17:35:50Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > The last person I saw use a money clip was my grandfather, and that was more than 20 years ago. How old are you, **Arrogant B_st_rd**? Do people under the age of 60 use a money clip these days? I don’t see how age has anything to do with it. It’s not like the OP asked how many people know how to use a buggy whip. I’ve been using a money clip since I was 30, and I’m 48 now. They just make more sense to me than using a wallet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969.md?page=1)