16 April 2020

Filofax Wallet

  1. Do you use your Filofax as a wallet? 
  2. Or do use a Filofax as a wallet and nothing else?
A slight difference in those two questions, the first is combining your wallet and your planner in to one organiser, and the second is using a Filofax just as a wallet.

Which size suits you best if you do use a Filofax as a wallet?

I have experimented with a variety of sizes to use a Filofax as a wallet and also combining a wallet and planner with a mixture of success!

Here are a selection of posts on the topic from the archive, there are more though!

 
 
My biggest problem has with using one as a wallet has been the carrying of coins, either the added weight of them, or being able to retrieve them from which ever pocket they are in. 

What has your experience been of using your Filofax as a wallet or using one as a wallet?

7 comments:

  1. I use my personal Malden as a wallet. To be honest now that most things are paid for by card etc and most of my loyalty cards are on my phone I find it quite easy. I have in the past used a pocket Filofax as a separate wallet which worked quite well (Malden not so much though, VDS touch me was very good though) but as the need for a wallet diminishes rapidly I find my personal Malden serves very well for what I do need.

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  2. I’m surprised this post hasn’t generated more discussion, particularly from men! For many years, I used a Time Manager wallet and then a Filofax Holborn Slimline as my wallet. After I left industry, I no longer wore a jacket, so slotting this in my suit pocket stopped working. I’ve since tried various Pocket organisers - Holborn, Flex, Lockwood and Nappa Pocket Slim to mention a few! I’ve also used a Secrid slim wallet. However, since buying an Apple Watch, I’ve discovered I don’t need a wallet at all. I don’t carry coins now and a couple of £10 notes, ID and pince-nez fit in my iPhone case. I take a photo of any paper receipts and all credit and store cards are on Apple Pay or Stocard. This frees my organisers up for planning, organising and note taking without the unnecessary bulk!

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  3. Tim, sorry to say but I'm with you! Unfortunately, there is no need to carry plastic cards galore around (oh - the beautiful card pockets in the Kensington and the...) - it´s gone.
    Regarding coins, I never put them into an organiser pocket since they tend to stack up in a chaotic manner. Coins reside in my trouser pocket and in the evening, I sort coins under 1€ out; they go into a piggybank (adds up to about 80€/year). For a wallet, I'm happy for several years with a bellroy (?) minimalist wallet; it holds one debit card, id, €notes and 2 medical strips (important being a grandfather!).

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  4. I use a Filofax Pennybridge which acts as a purse (UK purse) and shopping list combo for me. Planners as a wallet has never worked for me, but this does. I tried the Malden to hold coins, cards, etc, but the pocket zipper was not easy to get at for coins, plus the coins dug into the planner and were bulky. I don't carry many plastic ID, debit or loyalty cards so the Pennybridge is ideal for my needs.I have a plastic insert to store coupons on the rings too, as well as my shopping lists and a few favourite recipe ingredients, in case I suddenly want to bake scones say, or cook that complex curry with a dozen ingredients. It just works.

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  5. @Tim @Franz - being able to do away with cash is a luxury not available to all, unfortunately. Here in Germany (at least where I live, which may not be the same where you are, Franz) cash remains king - a very large number of businesses here won't accept cards of any sort (down to the hefty charges the banks here attach to using them). I have never kept cards in any organiser because they create an uneven writing surface, and I experienced the same as Steve when it comes to fighting to get coins from any zipped pocket as queues of tutting customers build up behind me. These days I have all cards and notes in a Secrid card holder, and coins in a separate pouch in my man bag - I guess even in the UK you can't yet unlock a supermarket trolley using a smart phone. I do keep a couple of EUR 50 notes in my Filofax, just in case, though ...

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    1. I did an assessment of when I needed coins. In a whole month it was three times. Once for the air pressure machine at the garage, once for a car park pay and display machine and once for a trolley at Aldi. (Is it only German supermarkets that do this?!) By definition, I had my car with me on each occasion, so I’ve just put an old sweet (candy) tin in the glove box and all big coins (£1, 50p) go in that. Coppper coins go into the nearest charity box. My organisers (especially Pocket) are now much less bulky without coins and cards.

      As a small business owner (and getting smaller by the day, at the moment), I understand about bank charges. However, our bank charges far more to process coins (plus the hassle of taking them to the bank) than credit/debit card charges. We haven’t accepted cash or cheques for at least five years.

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  6. I use a personal size Nappa as my wallet and for small shopping lists. Coins are in a separate small leather coin purse. With COVID-19, I don't use cash or coins currently.

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