Carrying too many credit cards will subject you to additional aggravation if your wallet is lost or stolen.

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Keep it in a secure and locked location or with a trusted individual at home whom you can contact in case your wallet is lost or stolen.

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Photocopy the contents of your wallet before you go shopping just in case it gets stolen or lost.

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Though lost scholarships and bowl bans sting more, nothing hurts like taking a hit in your wallet.

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