Inventory Your Wallet
Be Prepared to close down and replace your lost cards and personal information in case your wallet ever gets lost or stolen. Think of it this way, if you wanted to call Visa and let them know your card is lost, where’s the phone number? It’s on the back of your card and that won’t do you any good once it is missing.
DO
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Empty your wallet (clean it out while you are at it).
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Make a list of all the contents and the contact telephone numbers.
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Store this list in a secure place.
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If you put this on a spreadsheet in your computer, be sure it is password protected and have a hard copy in a safe place.
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Consider making photocopies of both sides of all your wallet contents.
DON’T
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Never carry super personal information like your SS# in your wallet.
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Don’t list credit card numbers on your inventory list. You might have the last 4 digits, but the CC companies can look up your account with a few verifying questions.
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Don’t carry any passwords in your wallet.
I did this last week and it took only 15 minutes….you can do it too.
