   Lessons about Your Wallet
  Lesson 1) Don't keep everything in your wallet.  Try to distribute, and keep things like your Social Security card (for Americans) in a separate place.Lesson 2) If your wallet is lost and you're fairly sure of where it is, don't immediately report everything inside it as missing/stolen, such as credit cards.  Those actions usually can't be undone, and even if these are all located, they're useless because you've already had them invalidated.  Instead, do first what must be done to regain your wallet.  If that fails, then report them stolen.And now, based on these two lessons, I'll let you guess what happened to me this weekend... [sad]   
  I'll go first!You lost the wallet, canceled your credit card(s) then found the wallet again and can't get your credit card(s) un cancelled?!   ;  isn't there a way to freeze all purchases from your credit cards without cancelling or cancelling can be undone(yes I am a caveman)   ;Quote:Original post by lethalhamsterI'll go first!You lost the wallet, canceled your credit card(s) then found the wallet again and can't get your credit card(s) un cancelled?!Close.  The plastic was invalidated, but they're sending me new ones.I went on a trip over the weekend, and I left my wallet at the hotel.  We checked out yesterday morning and got back home last night.  It wasn't until this morning when I was getting ready for work that I realized my wallet was gone.  When I called the hotel, all I could do was leave a voice mail saying what happened.  They didn't call back about it for another 3 hours.  In those 3 hours, I went ahead and reported this (just to be safe) to my bank and my credit card companies, and they happily invalidated my cards and changed my account numbers.Dude, I'm moving this weekend.  I really, really didn't need this.  But oh well.   ;Quote:Original post by Benjamin HeathDude, I'm moving this weekend.  I really, really didn't need this.  But oh well.I know that feeling.  I moving last Thursday and had my car stolen the day before.  What timing. [rolleyes]Things worked out.  I found someone to help me move on short notice (luckily I don't own much), my car was found yesterday, and I'm currently working with insurance to get it out of impound and repaired.Anothing thing to keep in mind: it might have been better if you'd waited those three hours, but don't wait much longer than that.  If your cards had been stolen and someone was using them then you'd really be kicking yourself for waiting.  I waited a day before reporting my car missing.  Luckily, I don't think anything bad will come of it, but insurance tells me it's important to have it documented that the car was not in my possession.  If something had happened during that day, then that day wait could've cost me a lot of trouble.;Quote:Original post by Way WalkerQuote:Original post by Benjamin HeathDude, I'm moving this weekend.  I really, really didn't need this.  But oh well.I know that feeling.  I moving last Thursday and had my car stolen the day before.  What timing. [rolleyes]Things worked out.  I found someone to help me move on short notice (luckily I don't own much), my car was found yesterday, and I'm currently working with insurance to get it out of impound and repaired.Anothing thing to keep in mind: it might have been better if you'd waited those three hours, but don't wait much longer than that.  If your cards had been stolen and someone was using them then you'd really be kicking yourself for waiting.  I waited a day before reporting my car missing.  Luckily, I don't think anything bad will come of it, but insurance tells me it's important to have it documented that the car was not in my possession.  If something had happened during that day, then that day wait could've cost me a lot of trouble.Oh you had it worse than me then.  I'm moving out of state and I'll need transportation for my new job there, so if something happened to my car now, I'd really be screwed.  Glad everything turned out okay.In reality, my wallet had been out of my possession since we left the hotel room yesterday morning, and I discovered this a full 24 hours later.  It was a safe move to report this, but this has complicated things some.   ;  An uncle of mine was robbed once in a parking lot.  Nowadays he does not put any personal information in his wallet at all, only cash I think.   ;Quote:Original post by ScintAn uncle of mine was robbed once in a parking lot.  Nowadays he does not put any personal information in his wallet at all, only cash I think.I heard its best to keep a little cash and a few other things in your wallet, but most chash and credit cards should be kept in your sock or something in case of muggers.   ;Quote:Original post by lethalhamsterQuote:Original post by ScintAn uncle of mine was robbed once in a parking lot.  Nowadays he does not put any personal information in his wallet at all, only cash I think.I heard its best to keep a little cash and a few other things in your wallet, but most chash and credit cards should be kept in your sock or something in case of muggers.It might work to carry two wallets with you: one with just a little money in your pocket or something, then your real wallet somewhere hidden.Might, mind you. I haven't tried this myself.   ;  Bummer.