National Clean Out Your Wallet Day

What’s in my wallet?

Keepers:

  • Drivers License
  • DiscoverCard
  • MasterCard
  • American Express Card
  • Two Health Insurance Cards (don’t know why I have two)
  • Auto Insurance Card
  • Library Card
  • Peoria Park District Golf Pass
  • Blockbuster Membership Card
  • Sams Club Membership Card
  • My wife’s MU student I.D. (for sentimental reasons)
  • $10 cash.

Trash:

  • Credit Card - expired 03/07
  • Hooters Gift Card (long expired, but I might just keep it anyway)
  • Fitzgerald Equipment Business Card (Authorized Yale Lift-Truck Dealer)
  • Gran Azteca Business Card
  • Rizzi’s Business Card
  • Associated Bank Business Card with my scribbled note on the back which says “Bobbitt’s Historic Quarters 802 N. Sheridan”
  • Comfort Suites Key-Card
  • Two Melrose Hotel Key-Cards
  • Two Washington DC Metro Cards ($3.00 and $4.80 balances remaining)
  • Lowes “$10 off your next $25 purchase” coupon - expired 07/09/07

Receipts (also trash):

  • Peoria Park District (golf pass), $425.00 - 05/06/07
  • Cinco De Mayo, $20.07 - 06/15/07
  • Jim’s Bistro, $66.40 - 06/17/07
  • LaGondola, $31.25 - 06/21/07
  • Bakery, O’Hare Airport, $15.51 - 06/28/07
  • District ChopHouse & Brewery, Washington DC, $34.60 - 06/29/07
  • Ristorante Piccolo, Washington DC, $110.20 - 06/29/07
  • 1 draft beer, RFK Stadium, $5.50 - 07/02/07
  • LaGondola, $31.25 - 07/06/07
  • Chevy’s Fresh Mex, $24.41 - 07/07/07
  • Central Illinois Air (helicopter ride), $40.00 - 07/22/07
  • Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse, $62.73 - 07/24/07
  • Dynasty Buffet, $15.60 - 08/01/07
  • Rizzi’s on Sheridan, $44.89 - 08/11/07
  • The Smo-King Pit, $17.14 - 08/18/07
  • Chevy’s Fresh Mex, $26.32 - 08/23/07

8 Responses to “National Clean Out Your Wallet Day”

  1. Josh Harris Says:

    Geez George!

  2. Kevin Lowe Says:

    I think you can tell a lot about a man by the contents of his wallet. So much so, in fact, that I refuse to share the contents of mine :)

    I’m interested to know why the various receipts in your wallet are not categorized as “trash.” And, if not trash, why do they remain in the wallet? (i.e., If they evidence business expenses, shouldn’t they be elsewhere?) I’m laughing, along with Josh up there, envisioning the Seinfeld episode featuring George’s overgrown, mutant wallet. Perhaps you need Jerry’s man-purse.

    Fun post.

  3. PeoriaIllinoisan Says:

    The receipts are definitely trash; I just had so many of them that they warranted their own category.

  4. Mahkno Says:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFFQZty8VX8

  5. Jonathan Ahl Says:

    I’ve always prided myself on carrying a lean wallet.

    2 credit cards, 1 debit card.
    3 insurance cards (medical, dental, rx)
    1 kroger card
    1 Bradley Staff ID
    1 National Scrabble Assoc membership card
    1 voters registration card
    1 one world coffe card (with 8 of 10 punches filled)
    2 pictures (1 of Tommy, 1 of whole family)
    $62 in cash

    I did find one piece of paper with the number “1266″ written on it. I have no idea what is was for, so I threw it out.

    Thanks for reminding me to clean out my wallet.

  6. YOOPER GIRL Says:

    JA,

    Hopefully “1266″ was not a pin number. Done that one!

  7. CP Says:

    Ok, I can play this game.

    My wallet contains -

    $14 in singles + 2 Thomas Jefferson dollar coins
    2 Ancora Coffee punchcards
    Victor Allen’s Coffee punchcard
    Espresso Royal Coffee punchcard
    2 Ancora Coffee Bean club cards
    CD/Record punchcard from Strictly Discs
    Haircut reminder card
    Business card from the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur
    Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative membership card
    Card for 1 free round of mini golf at George Vitense Golfland in Madison
    WI health Insurance card
    WI car insurance card
    Paris metro ticket with my REI membership # scribbled on it.
    Northwest Airlines ‘07 silver elite card
    2006 WI Fishing license
    Madison Library card
    University of Wisconsin Memorial Union lifetime membership card
    Drivers License
    couple of credit card

    The end

  8. jenjw4 Says:

    PI,
    Glad it wasn’t “clean out your purse day.” The contents of mine would blow your measly wallet contents totally out of the water….
    Jennifer

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