9 Items Colorado Residents Don’t Need In Their Wallets

It's almost time to welcome a brand new year in Grand Junction and Western Colorado, and it won't be long before someone asks if you have decided upon a new year's resolution.

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With all the ways criminals have to steal your personal information, what if you resolved to make 2025 the year you took a few extra steps to protect your identity? This is as easy as taking the time to remove a few "unnecessary" items from your wallet.

Protect Your Identity

These days the less you need to carry around with you the better. Taking the time to stop carrying unnecessary items in your wallet helps reduce the chances you'll be the victim of identity theft because of something lost or stolen from your wallet. Using the digital wallet available on smart devices can save you from having to physically carry a credit card around with you that could be lost or stolen.

Only Carry What You Need

Murphy's Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. With this law in mind, only carry what you need. If you don't need your passport, why take it to the mall and risk losing it, right? The same rule applies to some of the things you might be carrying in your wallet right now. Keep reading to find the checklist in the gallery below.

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Know Who To Contact

If your wallet is lost or stolen, would you be able to easily contact the various credit card companies to report your lost cards, or are all the contact numbers on the cards themselves? Photocopies of your cards (front and back) or taking photos of your cards with your phone can help you easily know who to contact if they go missing.