Is your wallet overflowing with stuff? Are you constantly frustrated that you cannot find what you need in your wallet because there are receipts, cards, or personal notes crowding the important things? Below are a few simple tips on how to quickly and easily get your wallet organized and keep it organized. You’ll discover what to keep and what NOT to keep in your wallet, how to be ready for an emergency, and how to protect yourself in case your wallet is lost or stolen.

Items that SHOULD be in your wallet

• Gift Cards - Treat these like cash and keep them with your cash. Over 30% of all gift cards are lost and never get redeemed.

• Credit Cards – Keep only the credit cards you use with you. If you have cards you are no longer using, keep them in an envelope in your safe deposit box or shred them.

• Driver's License or ID

• Emergency Contact Card - On a business card size piece of paper, type the names and numbers of two different people you would like to be contacted in the event of an emergency. Have it laminated and keep it behind your Driver's License or ID. If you were to be in an accident, the police and hospital would know who to call.

• Medical Insurance Card - Not completely necessary but can be helpful in the case of an emergency or accident.

• Auto Insurance Card - If you own and operate a vehicle, it can be helpful to keep a copy of your insurance card in your wallet. Insurance companies typically send you an extra one. This can come in handy in the event that your car is stolen or if you are in an accident and can't get at the one that is in your glove box.

TIP: Make a photocopy of everything in your wallet. Copy the front and backside of all of your credit cards. Keep the photocopy in your safe deposit box. If your wallet is ever lost or stolen you will know exactly what you lost and whom you need to call.

Items that should NOT be in your wallet

• Business Cards - You could keep a couple of your own business cards in your wallet. But, as you collect business cards of other people, either enter them into your address book and toss them, or place them in a file.

• Receipts - When you get home from shopping, place your receipts into a simple and efficient filing system. I explain how to set-up a super fast self-cleansing filing system in my Fast-Filing Method program.

• Misc Notes & Papers - Instead of writing on sticky notes and napkins and shoving them in your wallet, use a more efficient system for organizing your information. I explain how to use a Capture Tool to easily and efficiently keep track of misc information in my Fast-Filing Method.

May this be your best and most organized year yet!