“Several years ago, I was given a Kenneth Cole Pay It Forward Leather Trifold Wallet in Black Leather as a gift. I can’t say I’ve always given much thought to the wallet itself. I tend to use one until it falls apart and then just pick up a new, similar model (or, as was the case last time, someone noticed my wallet looked like hell and bought me a new one). ”
“While little thought goes into the wallet, a fair amount has gone into what goes into it and where things go within. When you open the first flap, there are two visible cards: my Metrocard for the subway and my bank card. My health insurance card lives in the section behind this. I also keep a few spare Better Mess cards in the back (although they hold up like crap in there) for the few times where I forget them (by few times, I mean almost always). In the middle is my license and nothing else. The wallet makes it easy to get this out, which seems to happen more and more these days (apparently our nation is in danger of people buying allergy medication). In the far flap are two credit cards for work. In the far back, I keep a few of my business cards for work (which also hold up like crap).”
“I’m tempted to step up my wallet game, but I’m partial to what I have. It’s logical and it does a nice job of separating the personal from the professional. I’m also worried that once I start caring about the wallet itself, it will become some deep, dark rabbit hole where I’m always looking for the perfect one rather than rarely thinking about the sufficient one sitting comfortably in my back pocket.”
Michael Schechter
Writer at Better Mess
Podcaster at Mikes on Mics