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10 Things You Should Never Keep in Your Wallet (and One You Should)

Filed under: Your Home, New Year New Start

New Year's is the perfect time to break bad habits and start afresh. In keeping with that theme, here's a list of items you should take out of your wallet - immediately. You never know when you'll lose it, or it will be stolen, and removing these items will save you no end of grief and hassle. That said, there's one thing that will better your odds of having a lost or stolen wallet returned to you. Click through the gallery to find out what it is.

What Should Never Go in Your Wallet (GALLERY)


what not to keep in your wallet


10 Things You Should Never Keep in Your Wallet
Social Insurance CardToo Much CashGift CardsCheques or a ChequebookReceiptsCredit cardsJewelryAn Unprotected Cellphone




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luiscsbarros

For the SIN I agree... but the other items, you need them

December 20 2012 at 12:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alana Beck

This should be re-named as "Don't lose your wallet. Here's why."

December 20 2012 at 7:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
barbara martin

The only things I carry in my checkbook, rainchecks for store, and CVS store card to get store savings.

December 19 2012 at 11:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
rozym786

as long as one has its records, one can no doubt claim what has been stolen, in order to get replaced at the same point. one thing for sure, one should never carry blank cheques, since one can forge it by all means.,not to carry too much cash,as long as one has credit cards in position.

February 19 2012 at 11:34 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
denismich

Come on, those items are the ones you need to carry!

February 18 2012 at 6:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
luigi4830

my advice for men is keep your wallet in your front packet it is harder to lift and your more contiose if someone is trying to lift it.

February 18 2012 at 5:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
hardlink

Tell me; if l dont have those itmas in my wallet, wich l needed all the time, where should l put my wallet; we all need wallets

February 17 2012 at 1:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dirtdestroyer03

If you shouldn't carry cash, credit cards and cheques in it why are you carrying one at all. Isn't that what a wallet is for?

February 17 2012 at 10:04 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
billdfalls

Assuming you mean purses, because I don't know any guy who'd put jewery or a cellphone in his wallet. And I don't know any guy who doesn't carry a credit card, checks & his social ins. card with him. Receipts???? I don't know any store that prints your whole visa card # on the receipt plus any good credit card company holds you harmless to fraud.

February 09 2012 at 7:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
youngbabe

How about a condom all my dates keep condoms in their wallets. Just incase I want to put out.

January 08 2012 at 11:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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