Items Used to Carry Tender and Other Stuff

In my mind's eye a wallet

 As I was sharing with a friend that Hubby lost his billfold, she looked confused.  She was unfamiliar with the term billfold.  I said it was that in which one carries their money.  "Oh, a wallet", she responded.  Then I was somewhat confused.  A wallet was bigger than a billfold.  A wallet usually had a coin purse included in some fashion.  Hubby's billfold did not fold so it was not really a billfold either.  Fudge.  Time for some googling and research for what is what.

IMO, a billfold

Here is a history according to a place selling wallets.  Seems all this started with folks needing a way to carry their food, coins, stones, whatever they used for trading.  Those folks used leather pouches.  Now we use pouches, backpacks, purses, pockets, wallets, billfolds, coin purses, satchels, and all manner of carriers.  

IMO, a coin purse

If one looks into a purse often one will find a wallet along with lots of other stuff.  Stuff may include but not be limited to:  lipstick/lipgloss, bandaids, hairpins, powder, cell phone, inhalers, snacks, hand cleaner, nail clippers or file, chewing gum, hygiene products, water bottle, a sucker or two, sunglasses, reading glasses, hand cream, mascara, Cheerios, diapers, ad infinitum.  Of course, it depends on the size of the purse, the age of any children that may be around if it is carried by a male, female, teen, or child.  Just stuff one might need at any time.  Even with all that it seems there is always one other thing that is needed.  Ha!

Whatever you call the thing you use to carry items, it seems we humans just need to have our stuff near at hand.  Here is Hubby's replacement that is titled Front Pocket Minimalist Leather Slim Wallet RFID Blocking Medium Size.   We almost decided on red in an attempt to make it more noticeable.  Decided it might be too noticeable for pickpockets.  Settled on the blue color.  At least he can see it on the table next to him.

As for the other items that were in the lost item to carry stuff here is the update.  Credit cards replaced.  Numbers updated for businesses and organizations as required.  Insurance cards were replaced by printing at home.  Waiting on the Medicare replacement.  One last biggie is Hubby's driver's license.  The license replacement requires an appointment.  Hubby has been otherwise occupied and no appointment has been made to date.

As  I was writing this bit of nothing something else came to me.  What do we call money?  Is it tender?  If one lives in a barter system what is that called?  Looks like it is time to go down the Google rabbit hole for more information.  Could that be a subject for a later post?  Possibly.

Take care out there,

Janice