While shopping with Meesh and a visiting friend of hers I realized I need a new wallet. At the moment I have three parts to the stuff I carry around that a wallet normally handles.
First is my money clip. It was a gift from my brother for being his best man back in the summer of 2003. At this point, though, it just doesn't clip as well as it used to. This is a problem for me as I tend to go rather long with little or no cash. And Canada just exacerbates the situation through having $1 and $2 coins, cutting out any accumulation of small bills.
Second is my current wallet. It holds my credit cards, membership cards, business cards, etc. Anything card-sized goes in there. The biggest thing that is handy is to be able to flash my bus pass. The wallet actually works fine. It only has so many divisions so I don't go nuts in terms of organizing.
And lastly, the watch pocket on my jeans for coins. As I said, living in Canada means a lot of change thanks to the loonie and toonie. Problem is that little pocket in your jeans does not hold much and can be a pain to get change out of.
So three separate things, two of which are suboptimal. At this point I think I need a wallet that has a zippered coin purse built into it. I don't want a button as they can wear out. I have already found a nice card holder if I can manage to find a wallet to subsume the money clip and coin holder since I suspect I won't find a wallet that can also hold my business cards.
Otherwise I need to get a reasonable coin purse.
4 comments:
And shopping for a wallet can be such a pain in the ass!
As another Canadian, I hear what you are saying about the coinage. Here's what I've found: just skip putting them in a pouch or wallet and just toss them in your pocket. Empty out your pockets at the end of the day and just throw your change in a jar. Because we have all of the loonies and toonies, that jar can accumulate currency quickly! You'll be amazed at how much you can save. Plus, you'll end up looking way more 'together' by not carrying around the excess bulk.
On the note of cutting bulk, you may find that getting rid of all those extra customer loyalty cards (and not storing receipts) will do you good. Most stores will take your phone number, anyways. Also, it helps cut down on the possibility for identity theft by having less personal information on you.
If you are going to be shopping for a wallet made of leather, feel free to check out this page for some background info on what to look for:
http://www.braithwaitewallets.com/pages/30-leather-101/
Best of luck! Drop me a line and let me know what you end up going with! :)
Connor Ferster
connor@braithwaitewallets.com
I've seriously considered just getting a 'murse' (a man purse). I've got keys, chapstick, cash, employee id, wallet, and cell phone. Pockets just aren't enough.
@Connor:
Thanks for the link. The wallets you guys make look very sleek!
@anonymous:
I actually already have a man purse thanks to my girlfriend that works really well. But I still need a place to hold all of the cards and cash and such in the man purse. If I can't find a good wallet that hold coins I will probably just move over to a coin purse as that is easy to toss into the man purse.
http://www.thejimi.com/wallet/index.php
from: the person who shops the most on the internet...
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