Good Luck on your changeover! I have tried to break my wife of the purse habit for years, but she still resists. (My efforts are not so noble. I just hate having to look after the thing while she tries on clothes / runs to the restroom / helps the kids / and so on.)
Here are a few simple suggestions to live without the purse.
1. Buy a bi-fold wallet with an ID flap. It will be much thinner than the trifold (especially with a bit of cash in it), and won’t produce an obvious bulge in the pocket.
2. Don’t overstock the wallet. Here is my current inventory: Driver’s License, Health Insurance Card, Corporate CC, Personal CC, Club Shopping Card, CCL, Cash.
3. Coins go in the car ashtray.
4. Carry a good cell phone. I have a clamshell, Windows-based phone. It holds all the info I need, pictures of my kids (so I don’t have the dreaded “Dad Wallet”, and lets me surf the net to read your articles.
5. Clean out the wallet at least once a week. Those receipts can start to pile up!
6. Concealed carries belong in a holster and not a purse.
That’s it. All the other stuff that I see coming out of purses is generally just clutter.
