What do you keep in your wallet that’s really important? Well, the obvious answers that people tend to come across include money, identification, credit cards etc. What I’m talking about is the things aside from the obvious.
One of the things I find incredibly useful is to carry 2 unopened bandaids in my wallet at all times. Your friends and family can find it helpful too and they will be really grateful if you happen to have one in a case of emergency. I’ve encountered numerous situations where a bandaid has proven helpful.
One time it came in really handy was when I went fishing with a few friends. We were all in a boat and it happened that one of my friends landed a fish and was attempting to remove the hook from the fish’s mouth. Well, this fish was particularly finnicky and just so happened to twist during the moment my friend was trying to remove the hook from its mouth. This unfortunate twist caused the hook to inadvertently pierce my friend’s finger causing it to bleed. We unfortunately did not have a first aid kit readily available on the boat so my friend had to do the best he could by rinsing his bleeding finger in the lake water (I know, not the most sanitary). Well, this was the precise moment where I remembered that I had a couple unopened bandages that I keep in my wallet at all times. I produced the bandaid to my friend, which needless to say was very grateful because it helped to keep wound clean from additional expsure to germs.
Another occasion where a bandaid came in handy was when I was helping my brother fix up my house at a construction site. In a simlar way, my brother cut his hand hammering a nail by accidently hammering down on his finger which caused it to bleed. Again, no first aid kit readily available since it was an unoccupied home at the time. This time, there was running water at least to run his cut clean. Again my trusty supply of bandaids that I regularly keep in my wallet helped to save the day since we had to continue with the work at the house and did not want to really stop to go out to look for bandage supplies.
Key Actions: To summarize, keep a couple of bandages in your wallet because you will just never know when you happen to need one. They don’t take up too much space and you’ll be really glad you have it available if you ever need one.
