What does it have in its Walletsies ?

Forest fella

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Mixed Plasters afew anti-bact wipes,Duct tape a Safety pin, hair clip, fresnel lens and Cash believe or not I seem to be the only 1 in my little village that still use it.
 

Paul_B

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I worry about carrying cash I mean they might decide to make it obsolete before I actually spend it! They did it with old money (before I was born) and more recently with paper money.
 

TeeDee

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I worry about carrying cash I mean they might decide to make it obsolete before I actually spend it! They did it with old money (before I was born) and more recently with paper money.

You just have to wait for them to roll out CBDC so they can then know everything about where you spend your money and with whom. :)
 

Forest fella

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They had me with stamps.
When I was on the Doors I used to carry a fake wallet just in case more for walking back to my car.
but the fresnel and plasters are the most used item's for sure.
 

Mike313

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Apr 6, 2014
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I just checked my wallet. As well as the usual bank cards, I found: a Fresnel lens, a memory stick with my 'Documents' directory backed up (haven't used this for ages since I now pay for Cloud with automatic back-ups), Library card like someone else said they carry, Medical Alert Card, Disabled Persons Railcard. The item that gave me a slight shock to find was a Padre Pio prayer in a plastic wallet with a 'holy medal'; this was given to me by my late mother (given more than 40 years ago). She was very religious, a practising Catholic, who was lived her entire life within a two-mile radius of where she was born. She could never understand where my wanderlust came from or why I'd want to travel across Europe for months on end with a rucksack. The 'holy medal' was to protect me. Seems to have worked ;).
In checking my wallet, I realised two things. There is seldom any money in it as I tend not to carry cash, and when I do I carry notes and coins in my pockets. I also realised that I seldom take the wallet out with me; I tend to remove what I need and just take those items in my pockets. I think this is because I subconsciously don't like having too many important/valuable things in a wallet that could be lost or stolen.
 

Paul_B

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You just have to wait for them to roll out CBDC so they can then know everything about where you spend your money and with whom. :)
"They" already know! Online purchases, loyalty cards, Google searches, cookies, etc. I bet even purchases made between ppl on here get tracked too. Certainly when I've looked at stuff on here I get ads on other websites loosely related. Just because I tend to use ad blockers and try to set my privacy options doesn't mean there's no tracking

Tin hat off. Seriously, there's some benefits I get to hear from Tesco's when some of my regular buys are on offer! ;):D
 

TeeDee

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Having kids, I carry photos where I used to carry money.

All could have been solved by carrying something else.... < just saying
"They" already know! Online purchases, loyalty cards, Google searches, cookies, etc. I bet even purchases made between ppl on here get tracked too. Certainly when I've looked at stuff on here I get ads on other websites loosely related. Just because I tend to use ad blockers and try to set my privacy options doesn't mean there's no tracking

Tin hat off. Seriously, there's some benefits I get to hear from Tesco's when some of my regular buys are on offer! ;):D

Not fully -they only see a snippet - once CBDC comes in eveything , every stage , every pound is a traceable entity so it doesn't become unknow when entering a larger pot of money - it will keep its very very unique single identity.
 

TeeDee

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@TeeDee I gained one when I met lady of tanith, t'other came along later in our relationship.

I'd rather have the photos than the money :)

Other than that my wallet has
Small rite in rain notebook
One those grim survival survival cards (the Woniya one designed by winner of Alone Frozen)
ID
Bank card
Random euro
I'm sure its the gift that keeps giving. :)
 

Paul_B

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I've been looking at those wallets that are little more than a note clip and pockets for a few cards. They come from many sources but search for wallets on amazon and you'll see a lot, often made of "carbon fibre" (plastic that is made to look like it).

Anyone use something very basic like that? How do you find it?
 

gra_farmer

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Here is mine, the flat usb light is brilliant. All fits brilliantly in @spandit wallet, getting a little worn now...

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Scottieoutdoors

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Usual stuffs, plus I carry a few just in case meds, likely a bunch of moths... What I carry on my keys (because it doesn't fit nicely in my wallet, but would if it did) is a disposable barrier for resuscitation, thankfully never needed it.
 

jcr71

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Aug 6, 2014
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other than the obvious, a Victorinox credit card tool, which i found very disappointing compared to Vics usual quality. but then they are limited to a space the size of a credit card, so understandable.
a couple of different sized safety pins and a hair grip.

oh, and some Viagra in case i come across any stray sheep :O_O:
 

Bhod

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Feb 2, 2007
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Currently in my wallet - Money £112.50**, Credit/Debit cards x4 (2 personal, 2 business), Driving Licence, Membership cards x 3 and a bunch of receipts.

**Actually only £110 in usable notes, the £2.50 is in actual fact a £5 note my wife and I had been sent to '"buy ourselves a drink", not having any change I tore it in half and gave her one piece retaining the other for myself telling her "if ever we are skint, at least we know we've got a fiver between us", although we've had a few occasions when we've been down on our luck we've been fortunate enough never to have had to selotape it back together and 24 years later I still carry my portion in my wallet and she still has the other half in her purse. x
 

TeeDee

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Currently in my wallet - Money £112.50**, Credit/Debit cards x4 (2 personal, 2 business), Driving Licence, Membership cards x 3 and a bunch of receipts.

**Actually only £110 in usable notes, the £2.50 is in actual fact a £5 note my wife and I had been sent to '"buy ourselves a drink", not having any change I tore it in half and gave her one piece retaining the other for myself telling her "if ever we are skint, at least we know we've got a fiver between us", although we've had a few occasions when we've been down on our luck we've been fortunate enough never to have had to selotape it back together and 24 years later I still carry my portion in my wallet and she still has the other half in her purse. x

Why so much cash?? Which I appreciate is a subjective matter. If you lived in LunDonnn I could understand it - but thats a still a princely sum to us shire folk.
 

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