The Money Clip

[John in Covina]

Just wondering what the consensus is as to the use of money clip. It always seems that the guy that has a money clip as a functioning daily use item is well to do and the "sporting" type.

I have one that holds bills on one side and ID or credit cards on the other. I use it on trips to Las Vegas. I'd like to get a smaller one in the design of the $ (the us dollar sign) at some point.

Pros and cons of its use?

 

[donCarlos]

I brought one from New York many years ago, but I never use it. Simply because I never have enough banknotes.
I sometimes feel that I would have more use for some kind of medieval purse for coins.lol

 

[Decodence]

I've sported a Tumi money clip for the past 14 years. My previous one finally wore out, so this updated style is what I am sporting now. Previous style worked slightly better IMHO as the clip part was longer. Not cheap, but lasts forever, and I LOVE them..

 

[Mike in Seattle]

I've sported a Tumi money clip for the past 14 years. My previous one finally wore out, so this updated style is what I am sporting now. Previous style worked slightly better IMHO as the clip part was longer. Not cheap, but lasts forever, and I LOVE them..

That's very similar to one I got a four years ago at Sharper Image, except the backside is clear (for driver's license or similar) and the clip side has the cash clip plus a Velcro-ended tab to stretch across the cash. The middle is also a pocket for more cash or cards.

I'm never going back to a "normal" wallet again. It also made me start carrying only what I really need - ATM card, one credit card (for any emergency or if the bank's computer's down), my Costco card, and inside, four or five of my business cards, health insurance card and that's about it.
And it fits nicely in my trouser pocket or shirt pocket without being too bulky.

 

[John in Covina]

The bankroll as a wad of cash.

I brought one from New York many years ago, but I never use it. Simply because I never have enough banknotes.

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Often for trips to Vegas and certain events I will get $100 in one dollar bils and $100 in five's. This makes it easy to have a wad of cash in the clip for TIPS (or tokes the Vegas term) and small expenses that come up.

 

[Brian Sheridan]

I use a classic money clip from Tiffanys I bought while visiting NYC.

 

[MEDIUMMYND]

Never use a money clip or wallet to easy to have all your wad picked in one easy go.

 

[Decodence]

Never use a money clip or wallet to easy to have all your wad picked in one easy go.

If somebody could snag my money clip out of my front pocket without my knowledge, they would have to be ONE HELL of a pickpocket.

 

[poetman]

I've been using one for years. It's classy, and slim, just what I need. I keep a few cards stacked between my money. Wallets are too bulky, and look silly bulging in pants or jackets. A money clip has always worked well for me. I use a silver one with stripped lines on the front. The clip itself is a nice mechanism that doesn't break! Some money clips break very quickly after constricting and opening so often.

 

[Tomasso]

I have a gold clip from Cartier (40's from my father), a sterling clip from Tiffany and a Tumi card/clip combo.

 

[carouselvic]

I have carried the same clip for 35 years.

 

[univibe88]

I carried a wallet in my back pocket for years, but it finally became a literal pain in the ass.

For the last year I've been carrying a Dunhill money clip. I keep some bills wrapped around my license, corporate Amex, personal Amex and ATM card.

In my briefcase I keep a coat wallet that holds my checkbook, receipts to be expensed later, and all my other plastic. Depending on the need, that coat wallet may hitch a ride in my suit/top coat.

 

[RBH]

I carry this one every day. I picked it up in Mexico 3 or 4 years ago.

 

[WH1]

I have been carrying one for 6 years now. It is a handmade sterling silver engraved piece. I never leave home without it.

 

[B. F. Socaspi]

Cigarette case makeshift money clip count?

 

[MrBern]

A modern Mont Blanc money clip that I use most days. I carry a mont blanc ballpoint everyday. On a good day Ive got the MB cufflinks on to match.
Oh, and a MB chronometer.

I still carry a passport size wallet, but prefer to keep my cash separate from my ID & creditcards.

 

[MEDIUMMYND]

If somebody could snag my money clip out of my front pocket without my knowledge, they would have to be ONE HELL of a pickpocket.

Come to London and ride on the tube you"ll soon find out how good they are.

 

[Highlander]

Nice, I don't have a photo of mine, but it's a leather pocket, with a spring loaded clip on the outside. A "front pocket" wallet. I hate sitting on the old fashioned wallets that many have.

 

[C.K.Farnsworth]

I found a vintage one

recently with a small relief picture of and the words "Avalon Bay" from the early days of Catalina Island. sorry no pic. I also just found a coin caddy, a little round pouch type thingy that is folded to lie flat and carried in the trouser pocket to hold coins I will try and post a pic of it soon. It goes well with the money clip as it keeps loose coins from sticking in between the bills.

 

[Legal Concepts]

So how do you get your cash out quickly with a money clip?

If you had a couple hundreds worth of twenties, would that be a little inconvenient?