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Re: Why iPhone Owners Don’t Need Wallets

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Re: Why iPhone Owners Don’t Need Wallets

Dan — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:48:47 -0000

I love my VIPER titanium money clip (http://www.superiortitanium.com). It can hold up to 60 folded bills and then spring back to hold just a single bill....plus it holds my credit cards and driver's license!

Left front pocket - iphone
Right front pocket - keys and change
Left back pocket - VIPER money clip
Right back pocket - receipts and any documents I want to carry around (Someday the iPhone might be able to just scan these, so I can have one pocket free!)

Wish I could post a picture of the VIPER on here...

Re: Why iPhone Owners Don’t Need Wallets

Jwo — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:14:32 -0000

I've been sans wallet for a couple years. Money-band.com does the trick for me.

Re: Why iPhone Owners Don’t Need Wallets

dareber — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:06:03 -0000

Brett, great idea and thanks for helping me clear out my pockets. A couple of things though...1) why are you still carrying a shirt pocket briefcase when you can use your iPhone? 2) the close-up photos on the iPhone suck. I've seen a couple of posts out there that tell you how to adjust the lens but I'm chicken to tinker with anything inside the phone. Any ideas? Have you tried adjusting your lens?

I just opened an Evernote account as per your suggestions and like the concept. I exchange lots of business cards every week and shooting pics and filing them to Evernote would be a huge win for me but again, the close-up shots suck.

I've always carried my Pilot G2 in my front pocket and it often settles in the bottom, protruding from my pant (is that a G2 in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?). I've had it in my back pocket for the last week and it works great.

Is this dorky to be talking about how to arrange things in your pocket? Call me dork.

Anyhow, thanks for helping me reduce my pocket clutter.

BTW, come by the Renewal by Andersen showroom in Merriam, KS anytime for a free green G2.

Re: Why iPhone Owners Don’t Need Wallets

Glenn — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:45:31 -0000

I'm right there with you, except for the binder clip. Ask Santa Claus for a nice money clip. For those people who cannot give up their wallets, I highly recommend the All-Ett from www. all-ett.com If you wear jeans a lot and you must carry a wallet, then that's the wallet for you.It's half the thickness of an average wallet even when loaded with plastic. (I think this is the second time I've recommended it here.)

Re: Why iPhone Owners Don’t Need Wallets

Karlin Lexiker — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:45:59 -0000

An enjoyable blog, I have to say.. being a woman, I can also relate to this... Emptying my purse is... well, I dread it... when you bring everything out, it seems to expand on the floor!!! Shredding is needed for important documents also, so emptying my purse takes a loooong time..

Might try a few of your suggestions!!!

Karlin

Re: Why iPhone Owners Don’t Need Wallets

brianarn — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:51:48 -0000

When I moved to an ALL-ETT billfold (see http://www.all-ett.com/ for info), I wound up cutting a lot of the junk. I still carry a good bit on me here and there, but it's still immensely thin.

If/when I get an iPhone/Android phone, I do plan on doing something like this, but for now, the ALL-ETT is a cheap way for me to keep my wallet stuff slimmed down. I originally bought it just for use on vacation (so that the wallet wouldn't be visible on my person), but I've wound up sticking to it for over a year now, because it's just a great little wallet.

Also, much like you and Evernote, I have no affiliation with ALL-ETT. I'm just a big fan of the product. :)

Re: Why iPhone Owners Don’t Need Wallets

Dorothy — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:18:49 -0000

I was reminded of the good sense of regularly cleaning out one's wallet a month or so ago when two co-workers, within the same week, had their cars broken into and their purses stolen. One had checkbooks for THREE different accounts in her purse. She had to deal with all three banks to cancel the accounts, issue new account numbers, order new checks, etc. This was in addition to the numerous credit cards she had to cancel, the driver's license she had to replace, etc. Then a week later she realized she'd had her company credit card in her wallet and needed to cancel that. Whew!

It was a great reminder that the more we carry the more we can loose. So I pared down my already-pretty-slender wallet. I never, ever write a check when I'm out and about, so I don't carry a checkbook with me. I can count on the fingers of one hand the few times this has inconvenienced me.

Good post!

Re: Why iPhone Owners Don’t Need Wallets

Johan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:00:34 -0000

Remember that the features you have spoken about are also available on most other phones and not only the iPhone so just about anyone who has a phone can use them.

We will all be using our phones as a way to pay for things like they do in Korea which means that you won't have to carry money around anymore in the future.

Re: Why iPhone Owners Don’t Need Wallets

Scott Elias — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:41:24 -0000

It's funny you post this, Brett. I was musing the other day how I haul this backpack around and am basically down to an iPhone, a Kindle (LOVE this thing!), and a large Moleskine notebook. So the backpack weighs as much as the sum total of everything else that I carry in it!

Re: Why iPhone Owners Don’t Need Wallets

Glenn — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:38:33 -0000

I love my Smart Wallet (http://www.smartmoneyclip.com). I still like to carry a little bit of cash with me.
Left hip - iPhone
Right Hip - SmartWallet and car keys
Nothing in the rear bagged compartments.