Men, how do you keep track of your wallet/keys?

[DuckieLady]

This is going to seem a little silly. I want to get Mr. Duck a Christmas present that he will be aware of if he sees this, but it's fine.

For women, it is easier. We usually have a purse or some kind of bag. It's in plain sight every time.

He gets tired after work and has a hard time keeping track of things. Last year, I bought a key finder, which worked great but now I need to buy new batteries.

His greatest difficulty is keeping track of his wallet. I was thinking of getting a wallet chain but I'm not sure if they're uncomfortable or more difficult, or dangerous because he works with machinery.

I was wondering if any men had any good suggestions aside from those.

I have a catch-all bowl already by the door. It hasn't worked.

 

[marks]

This is going to seem a little silly. I want to get Mr. Duck a Christmas present that he will be aware of if he sees this, but it's fine.

For women, it is easier. We usually have a purse or some kind of bag. It's in plain sight every time.

He gets tired after work and has a hard time keeping track of things. Last year, I bought a key finder, which worked great but now I need to buy new batteries.

His greatest difficulty is keeping track of his wallet. I was thinking of getting a wallet chain but I'm not sure if they're uncomfortable or more difficult.

I was wondering if any men had any good suggestions aside from those.

I have a catch-all bowl already by the door. It hasn't worked.

Um . . . I carry a purse.

I also use a dish for my keys at home.

But I'm constantly losing things, and I rely heavily upon the Lord to show me lost things. He is so kind to me that within few seconds to a few minutes of asking Him to show me where it is, I'll have in my hand the lost item.

Sometimes if the thing is in my car or somewhere, He'll just put the image in my mind of where it is.

So I don't know how any of this would answer your question, but I can attest to this man constantly losing things!

Much love!

 

[Behold]

I was thinking of getting a wallet chain

Get Him a wallet that isn't black or brown.
Get Him a colored wallet that is easy to SEE, as that makes it harder to lose.

Or the chain /?????????????????????????......but most men are going to avoid it.

 

[DuckieLady]

Get Him a wallet that isn't black or brown.
Get Him a colored wallet that is easy to SEE, as that makes it harder to lose.

Or the chain /?????????????????????????......but most men are going to avoid it.

Actually, I did get him a wallet but it IS black. But the front has a clear ID slot. So maybe if I can get him a card that is bright and will make him laugh that will make it more noticeable.

I'll flip his NRA card around for now and tell him not to move it. I should put glitter on it.

 

[DuckieLady]

Um . . . I carry a purse.

I also use a dish for my keys at home.

But I'm constantly losing things, and I rely heavily upon the Lord to show me lost things. He is so kind to me that within few seconds to a few minutes of asking Him to show me where it is, I'll have in my hand the lost item.

Sometimes if the thing is in my car or somewhere, He'll just put the image in my mind of where it is.

So I don't know how any of this would answer your question, but I can attest to this man constantly losing things!

Much love!

Like a sling bag? Cause that might actually work. That would be a good idea.

 

[marks]

Like a sling bag? Cause that might actually work. That would be a good idea.

For me it's more a shoulder bag, square, black leather, big enough for my wallet and keys, phone and Bible. Carrying a bag for me is the only way to go.

Much love!

 

[Behold]

Actually, I did get him a wallet but it IS black. But the front has a clear ID slot. So maybe if I can get him a card that is bright and will make him laugh that will make it more noticeable.

I'll flip his NRA card around for now and tell him not to move it. I should put glitter on it.

Sounds like a plan....

 

[Bob]

Thank you for your good question.

Let’s start with scripture, given where you are posting:
Matthew 6:34. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

In other words, be present in the moment.

Your beloved husband has his mind elsewhere instead of on the current task: consciously putting his keys/wallet (whatever) in a definite location.

Perhaps a discussion about this important aspect, especially for men, especially as they get older. Perhaps persuade him to concentrate on his immediate task—putting something down in a dedicated located—before charging on to the next one.

Cultivating this habit is not easy, but it can solved many problems for men.

Blessings!

 

[DuckieLady]

For me it's more a shoulder bag, square, black leather, big enough for my wallet and keys, phone and Bible. Carrying a bag for me is the only way to go.

Much love!

I like this. I will get a sling for him so that he can use on his bike, too. I think he will like it.

Thank you for your good question.

Let’s start with scripture, given where you are posting:
Matthew 6:34. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

In other words, be present in the moment.

Your beloved husband has his mind elsewhere instead of on the current task: consciously putting his keys/wallet (whatever) in a definite location.

Perhaps a discussion about this important aspect, especially for men, especially as they get older. Perhaps persuade him to concentrate on his immediate task—putting something down in a dedicated located—before charging on to the next one.

Cultivating this habit is not easy, but it can solved many problems for men.

Blessings!

I can just have him hand it to me when he gets home. That might make it easier on him. This is all good stuff I haven't thought about.

Will be using every idea here. thank you!

 

[Windmill Charge]

"how do you keep track of your wallet/keys?"

They are on my person at all times I am awake and dressed. Wallet in back pocket, car keys in right front pocket, house keys in left front pocket. At bed time they all go on to the bedside table.
This way I don't lose them, my phone and tablet, now that is a different story!

 

[quietthinker]

Get Him a wallet that isn't black or brown.
Get Him a colored wallet that is easy to SEE, as that makes it harder to lose.

Or the chain /?????????????????????????......but most men are going to avoid it.

a rainbow coloured wallet?

 

[Behold]

a rainbow coloured wallet?

He's married to a woman.. so that Gay Pride wallet that's created to showcase sexual deviants ..... is not going to fit his moral perspective.

 

[quietthinker]

He's married to a woman.. so that Gay Pride wallet that's created to showcase sexual deviants ..... is not going to fit his moral perspective.

you got sumfin' against rainbows?

 

[Behold]

you got sumfin' against rainbows?

Only if they are used in the context of Homosexual Deviants.

Like this...

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[A Freeman]

What about a wall-mounted set of hooks for keys, near the door? It only requires cultivating a good habit to hang them there upon arrival, so there's no looking for them when it's time to go somewhere.

And with regard to the wallet, a designated spot (plate/bowl/container, etc.) on the dresser, or whatever may be near where the clothes are changed, along with cultivating the good habit to place the wallet there, would be helpful.

This isn't meant to sound calloused, but part of being spiritually awake is to be aware of one's surroundings at all times, and to keep an eye on what the human is doing. Even a momentary lapse in attention can allow the human to hide something, as most have experienced.

 

[MA2444]

When I was in my 20s I carried a chain wallet for years and liked it. I can't count how many times I felt it banging up against the back of my leg. It held everything too.

I remember I got robbed on the streets of Columbus in those years. It was a strong arm robbery with a big guy on a bike, bigger than me. I didn't have any money, lol! I had 63 cents. hen he said gimme your money I said, oh man what you robbing people for I only got some change, I'll give that to you. Then he wanted to see in my wallet so I ahowed him, see? No cash and I put it away. And he said I want that chain pouch...

And I said, nah that's my wallet and we can fight about that if you want to you don't get my wallet. And he says, cool and rides off!

 

[MA2444]

Oh I don't know what to say if your hubby has problems keeping track of his wallet. I spend a lot of time at home so I always put my keys and wallet in my nightstand and take them out when I'm leaving.

I see lots of people have hooks somewhere near the front door for their keys and I never understood that. It seems like an obvious weak point in security to keep your keys conveniently by the front door. How good is your family in keeping the front door locked? Usually not very good at it was my experience. This aint1970 anymore where it's alright to leave the doors unlocked.

I put up cameras outside on all four sides including the front porch and door and yard & street and since I've lived here I've sat here and watched 3 different people try my front door!

I wear a pistol around the house where I live! They got my catalytic converter off my truck, basteges!! I even got the video for it, lol. Didn't stop them.

 

[quietthinker]

Oh I don't know what to say if your hubby has problems keeping track of his wallet. I spend a lot of time at home so I always put my keys and wallet in my nightstand and take them out when I'm leaving.

I see lots of people have hooks somewhere near the front door for their keys and I never understood that. It seems like an obvious weak point in security to keep your keys conveniently by the front door. How good is your family in keeping the front door locked? Usually not very good at it was my experience. This aint1970 anymore where it's alright to leave the doors unlocked.

I put up cameras outside on all four sides including the front porch and door and yard & street and since I've lived here I've sat here and watched 3 different people try my front door!

I wear a pistol around the house where I live! They got my catalytic converter off my truck, basteges!! I even got the video for it, lol. Didn't stop them.

Sounds like the US is getting desperate

 

[MA2444]

Sounds like the US is getting desperate

We're on the brink of war Brother! Evil is getting worse all around us and it's not hard to see.

Besides, it was in those days that I was robbed (1980's) that I began getting into guns as a hobby. I noticed how cheap guns were back then and went whoa these are going go way up over time. So I bought and practiced and bought and practiced and I knew in the back of the mind that the world will go nuts one day and people will fight. I wanted to be ahead of the game. So I carried constantly and practiced every weekend.

Then I got married. Our first date was going and shooting 22 rifles! (I already had plans so I just took her along!) and after we got married, every time I got a new holster I'd wear it around the house with my gun unloaded, and practice drawing down on different things. The TV! Swooosh I draw my gun and aquire a firing stance sighted in on the TV. Drove my wife nuts! Once aint bad, twice is funny, 200 times an day made her go (TILT) like a pinball machine, lol! But I had to break in the new holster and build muscle memory into my draw so it would always be smooth with no wasted motion. She got over it. I taught her how to shoot too. Bought her a pistol. But I got used to carrying it around all the time and thinking back...I don't think I've not carried a pistol even one day for about the last 38 to 40 years. So of course I carry around the house. I live alone now!

There was three thick looking punk teenagers walking on the other side of the street across from my house. I was watching them on camera and they stopped and were talking I guess. But the one of them walks across the road and up onto my porch, and I'm watching him live time. He didn't knock, he peered through the front window and then went and tried the door, which was locked. Then he went back across the road and the three of them walked away.

So I were to have a home invasion of three thick thugs, I wouldn't want a pistol, I'd want a rifle. I'll carry my pistol downstairs to get a cup of coffee because I dont have to carry a rifle around yet. A pistol is to fight your way back to your rifle that you shouldn't have laid down in the first place. True!

We're just in the last moments of peace time when the bullets start flying so it don't seen like it to most folks. Get a camera system brother! If you see people trying your door, you'll be glad you carry around the house!

 

[quietthinker]

We're on the brink of war Brother! Evil is getting worse all around us and it's not hard to see.

Besides, it was in those days that I was robbed (1980's) that I began getting into guns as a hobby. I noticed how cheap guns were back then and went whoa these are going go way up over time. So I bought and practiced and bought and practiced and I knew in the back of the mind that the world will go nuts one day and people will fight. I wanted to be ahead of the game. So I carried constantly and practiced every weekend.

Then I got married. Our first date was going and shooting 22 rifles! (I already had plans so I just took her along!) and after we got married, every time I got a new holster I'd wear it around the house with my gun unloaded, and practice drawing down on different things. The TV! Swooosh I draw my gun and aquire a firing stance sighted in on the TV. Drove my wife nuts! Once aint bad, twice is funny, 200 times an day made her go (TILT) like a pinball machine, lol! But I had to break in the new holster and build muscle memory into my draw so it would always be smooth with no wasted motion. She got over it. I taught her how to shoot too. Bought her a pistol. But I got used to carrying it around all the time and thinking back...I don't think I've not carried a pistol even one day for about the last 38 to 40 years. So of course I carry around the house. I live alone now!

There was three thick looking punk teenagers walking on the other side of the street across from my house. I was watching them on camera and they stopped and were talking I guess. But the one of them walks across the road and up onto my porch, and I'm watching him live time. He didn't knock, he peered through the front window and then went and tried the door, which was locked. Then he went back across the road and the three of them walked away.

So I were to have a home invasion of three thick thugs, I wouldn't want a pistol, I'd want a rifle. I'll carry my pistol downstairs to get a cup of coffee because I dont have to carry a rifle around yet. A pistol is to fight your way back to your rifle that you shouldn't have laid down in the first place. True!

We're just in the last moments of peace time when the bullets start flying so it don't seen like it to most folks. Get a camera system brother! If you see people trying your door, you'll be glad you carry around the house!

My place is never locked. In fact I don't even remember where I keep the keys.
I did a martial art for decades working out regularly but as I got thinking of the Gospel, I wondered if Jesus would have used violence to defend himself? I could see a few of his mates carried a 'sword ' or maybe it was a modified utility knife. (the Romans would have prohibited weapons no doubt.)

In any case, I thought, what would I achieve by punishing another's flesh? It would be a short lived gain because the resentment built up in the other would only fester, a bit like what happens in any conflict.

I decided no. How could I beat someone up and then share the good news they are loved by God? It's just not congruent.
Then I thought of Jesus submitting himself to his Father even while he didn't want to suffer and had the ability to stop his attackers.

Today I wonder about muscle memory (like an instinctive response) and I consciously remind myself that my protector is my Saviour and if my goods get taken so be it (as unwanted as that is) or my person gets violated, I will trust him even with my life.....and if I die, it will be gain because the next I will be conscious of is being resurrected with an imperishable body at Jesus second coming.

I think of these things and there is peace inside. I see the various ones in the community with their dysfunctions and my heart goes out to them as if they were my own children....and at times tears well up in compassion.
I also wonder what brought that change about from being young and full of readiness and enthusiasm to keep practicing fighting skills and beat up to choosing not to.

I have become aware that as I let go of my instinctive desire to protect myself by my own efforts, an insight into HOW much I am loved opens up. Fear dissipates and is replace by compassion. I realise the strength required to submit is exponentially greater than that of lashing out.