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As I travel one of the things that is constantly in the back of my mind is keeping track of my wallet. On a recent trip I misplaced it for a few minutes and got me thinking about what I would do if I really lost it or it was stolen. Luckily it wasn’t So I decided to make a list of everything in my wallet so if I lost it the information would be readily available to report my cards missing, etc.

To do this I created a word document with different sections:
Drivers License - I noted down my DL number.
Credit Cards - I noted down the account number, type and the number to call if lost or stolen (Usually on the back of the card).
Insurance Cards - Noted down the policy numbers and customer service number.
Other Valuables - Things like my key card for work, goofy middle school picture of my wife, etc.

Now if I loose my wallet, I can call through the list in a matter of no time to notify all the banks, etc. This only took me about 30 to 45 minutes to do both mine and my wifes.

Now if you are primarily a laptop user, I wouldn’t recommend saving this doc to your hard drive. If you laptop gets stolen you are then potentially exposed. Even if you are a desktop user, especially if connected to the Internet, you might think about putting this on some time of external media for safer keeping, after all this file does have your credit card numbers in it. I had an old flash drive sitting around collecting dust, so I used that. I can unplug it when I’m done to secure the information a little better.

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