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Two things happened today: 1) I was reading a post from J. Money at Budgets Are Sexy, and 2) a friend either had his wallet stolen (if you believe him), or left it at the liquor store checkout (if you know him).
The combination of these reminded me of the importance of photocopying the contents of one’s wallet, and updating those copies at LEAST yearly.
Having a copy of everything in your wallet will ensure that if it’s lost or stolen, you’ll know which cards need immediate cancelling (credit/debit cards mainly), and which need to be replaced eventually (AAA card, Blockbuster library card, insurance cards, rent-ten-dirty-movies-get-the-eleventh-free punch card, etc.).
Plus, after your wallet goes missing, time is of the essence. While you’re looking up the card cancellation number on visa.com, the guy who nicked your billfold is busy spending your hard-earned ducats. Luckily, since customer service phone numbers are usually printed on the back of credit/debit cards, you’ll have all of them in one place.
Lastly, don’t forget to lock up your photocopies. They’re as good as gold to identity thieves, and were an identity thief to get his hands on them, the stench of irony would be overwhelming.
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