One of those stupid Internet stories that appears on many e-mail, browser or search-engine sites caught my attention long enough for me to click on it. Just confirmed to me how much a waste of time such things are. Especially now that I'm going to waste time writing about it.
The story was about the 10 things a "stylish man" should keep in his wallet. You can click on the link and read the original. I guess I don't qualify as stylish, because here's what's in my wallet:
1. A few of my business cards. Because it looks cool to hand out your business card and shows that you have a job. Or at least you pretend to have a job.
2. Visa Check Card. Nobody needs to know that I don't have any money. Having some plastic makes it look like I've got green to back it up.
3. Shell Gold Preferred Card (Member Since 1996). Ever since trading in my economical 4-banger BMW for an SUV, this gas company (formerly Texaco) worships the ground I drive on.
4. Vessel Assist Assocation of America card. If I'm ever stranded out on a lake or other body of agua in a boat, this card gives me $75 towing to the nearest harbor. Don't leave land without it.
5. Library card. This is about the only thing on the "stylish man" list that I have except for my driver's license. Forget my "thirst for knowledge" or whatever. I love books. I love to read. But usually we check out videos from our library. Sometimes I do check out a few books, but they usually smell like someone's pulled a Costanza and read 'em in the bathroom.
6. A $20 bill. I'm not sure how I've held onto it for so long. It's left over from last week's trip to the State Fair of Texas. There's also a couple of $1-bills in there, too. That's usually more common.
7. Target gift card. It was $25 from the Petite Filet's grandmother for my birthday. I've spent all about $9 of it. P.S., it glows in the dark.
8. Driver's License. Because of my clear driving record, I was able to renew my license by mail last year. So my photo will continue to look like it belongs to a sun-burned 26-year-old until 2009, despite the fact I'm now a slightly tanned-turning-ghost-white 31-year-old.
9. Health insurance card, auto insurance card and numbers for all our family physicians. I count this as one item and hope I never have to reach for them (or have them reached for me) in a dire emergency.
10. Free coupon for a medium cherry limeade from Sonic. Oh yeah, I'm going to have to use that baby soon. It will quench my thirst for beverage.
So, stylish ladies and gentlemen, what's in your wallet?
lessee,
1. Visa check card
2. AAdvantage Mastercard
3.Spencer's gifts $10 gift card that I just realized expired on Sept. 23
4. New drivers licesnse that is good til 2010, my birthday 10-10-10.
5. Spencer's gift wild and crazy card
6. Project Mgmt Institute member card
7. Barnes & Noble member card
8. guitar Center credit card
9. dodge Service card
10. Blockbuster rental card
11. Expired Sam's Club card
12. various family pics
13. health cards
14. $5
whew, i need to clean this out more often.
How Metrosexual baby.
:$11
:driver's license that expires next year .. eek
:check card
:master card
:sprint pcs payment card
:replay card
:recollections "royalty card"
:game stop value card
:main street liquid co. membership card
:college id to a college that I haven't been to in 2 years
:hot topic frequent buyers card - 4 more purchases and I'll save 15% woohoo
:about 50 atm receipts dating back to august
and last but not least ..
:condom sense frequent frolicker card ;)
I carry too much:
- MasterCard
- Discover-I use for gas only
- Costco
- BankOne ATM
- Wells Fargo ATM
- REI Card
- AZ Drivers License (good til I'm dead, serious, it expires 2029)
- AAA Card
- CCW (Why? Because I can)
- Disneyland Anual Passport-Premium, been a passholder for over 10 years, Disneyland is my drug
- Library Card
- Blockbuster
- $20 tucked behind the license and about $5 for real use
(I'm too Hetero to buy a purse)
Cash, too much of it, because I have to pay for my Patriots ticket tomorrow
Mastercard
Driver's License (like yours, renewed online with a picture I don't happen to mind)
Library Card, because free books are where it's at.
The kids health insurance cards. Not mine, lost that one.
That's it. No pictures, no store credit cards, grocery store cards or gift cards. I do have a target card but I'm saving it until I'm really jonesing for something to buy during the long New England winter.
visa check card
tons of reciepts that i shove in my wallet whenever I use aforementioned visa check card
Hot Topic frequent buyer card
tons of change (but no cash)
health insurance card
PetCo Pals Card
YMCA membership card
hollywood video card
2 copies of my drivers license (no idea why...)
i think thats about it...
1. paper clip
2. someone's phone number (don't know whose, as name is absent)
3. coupon for ABC Liquor sale this Saturday--1.5 litre of Beefeater's Gin for $27.99
4. One ten, two fives, three ones, and 45 cents in various coins.
5. found piece of paper with following written on it: "to the mah-facka who double parked besides my car: that's what YOU think."
6. vocabulary word of the day: "crepuscular."
7. a small needle.
8. one 1/2 inch screw.
9. mutilated/defaced voter registration card.
10. picture of my now three-month-old daughter taken during the most difficult time in my life--her weeklong stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit--to remind me that life sometimes throws curveballs, but they're not entirely un-hitable (is that a word?).
Pictures of my kids and family, business cards, my fathers mass card and no money. The wife usually takes that. Even if I try to hide it. It's still golf season :)
In my wallet: nada
In my white envelope masquerading as my wallet because I left my wallet out on the picnic table and it decided to rain that night so had to air dry the contents:
*CA driver's licence
*Auto Club Card
*Student ID
*2 check cards, 1 credit card
*Red Cross Blood Donor Card (O+ baby)
*HMO Card w/ perscription on a postit attached to the back
*Dental card
*social security card
*proof of Auto insurance
*worker's comp procedural card
*3x5 with the gym classes written on it
I don't carry a wallet. I only carry my business credit card when I might need it. and I keep my money and debit card in my pocket at work.
My library card (much used) is in a side pocket of my purse.
Does this make me a failure?
Yes
No cash.
Too many credit cards.
Receipts from dinners out this week.
A couple of random scraps of paper with phone numbers scribbled on them, and notes to self.
BC Driver's license good until 2006
Care Card (health insurance Canadian style)
Royal bank debit card
Royal bank Visa
Rogers Video Card
Blockbuster Video Card
Save-On Foods Card
debit receipt
NO money (ok, .60 cents)
Penningtons card
Royal Bank emergency numbers
Petcetera Card
Telus Calling Card
Old work name tag that I never wore
Canadian Tire business card from the dude the fixed my brakes
Then I have this little pouch thing filled with too much to mention all in one shot. Stuff like pictures and phone cards, receipts and stamps. Obits from a couple good friends that passed away. A sweet note from my Mom and a friend. Bus faresaver (you never know!)
Etc.
You'd think it was crammed, but there's still a ton of room.
:)
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