A list of things in my wallet....

I am often accused of having a George Costanza type wallet, where the seams come ripping apart as I try to stuff it into my back pocket. I thought this would be a fun blog entry, and also a good way to thin out my wallet. I've been on a "clean-sweep" rampage lately, trying to thin out the extra "things" in my life in an effort to be more simplified. My wallet contents, on 2/3/05 (things in bold I am throwing away):

  • My Bank of America debit card
  • My Missouri Driver License
  • My entertainment book membership card, valid through Nov. 1 2005
  • My Lumenos Health Care Insurance card for 2005
  • My Blockbuster Rewards card
  • An entertainment book membership card, valid through Nov. 1 2004
  • My Sears card
  • My Community Blood Center card (I'm O+)
  • My State of Iowa Hunter Education Certificate (issued on 10/25/84!)
  • A United Wat Caring Club member card, valid through 12/31/04
  • My Mid-Continent Public Library card
  • A picture of Dominic from the day of Todd Smith's wedding
  • My social security card
  • A picture of Pappy in front of a captured German plane, taken in Germany in 1945.
  • My AMC Movie Watcher card
  • My Rockhurst University student ID card
  • A Best Buy reward zone card (expired, I believe)
  • My Lumenos Health Plan Insurance card from 2004
  • My Ameristar Casino Star Awards card
  • My Argosy Casino Preferred card
  • My Harrah's Casino Total Rewards Gold card (you'd think I was a regular gambler!)
  • My 2004 Missouri fishing permit (expires 2/28/05)
  • My Trout Unlimited membership card (valid through 1/31/05)
  • A Sprint salesman's business card
  • A Sprint PCS business card with customer service phone numbers
  • A frequent drinker card from The Friendly Bean with 3/6 stamps
  • A frequent haircut card from Supercuts with 2/8 stamps
  • A gift certificate from The Friendly Bean with .12 left on it.
  • A business card from a business teacher at BVNW high school, whom I observed in the fall.
  • A frequent pizza card from Papa Murphey's with 1/12 stamps
  • An admit 4 card for Stanford and Sons Comedy Club for a show in November 2004
  • A frequent drink card from Borders cafe with 10/10 stamps!
  • A Notre Dame de Paris prayer card with a JPII prayer on the back to Notre Dame of Paris
  • A list I put together circa 1996 of 22 things I want to do before I die
  • A reminder card for a dental appointment for March 30, don't know the year.
  • A frequent drink card from Homer's Coffee House with 7/9 stamps.
  • Another supercuts frequent haircut card with 6/8 stamps.
  • A pizza hut buffet punch card with 1/5 stamps (for the restaurant on Armour Rd.)
  • A Mastercuts frequent haircut card with 2/10 stamps.
  • A Godfather's Pizza free lunch club card, with 4/6 stamps.
  • A business card for Nostalgiaville USA
  • My voter ID card
  • A Border's kid section card with 3/12 stamps
  • A Planet Sub card with 1/9 stamps
  • Another Border's frequent drink card with 1/10 stamps
  • A Mr. Goodcents centsable club card with 2/9 stamps
  • A prescription for a pain medication for gout that I have never filled (issued 7/30/04)
  • 2 K-Mart pharmacy receipts to submit to Sprint's HC reimbursement account
  • A Bank of America deposit receipt
  • A 20 peso bill from Mexico
  • A Bank of America currency conversion receipt
  • $125 in cold, hard, American cash!! :)

Actually, my wallet does not contain as many unnecessary items as I thought it would. I have a lot of punch-cards that I forget about when I'm actually in the restaurants/stores. I ended up throwing out a lot less than I figured I would throw out, and I think most of the stuff I carry with me is relatively necessary. Some stuff I carry for sentimental reasons, but not much. In any case, a good exercise.


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