There is a genre on YouTube of videos of assumed to be famous people describing the things they carry with them on a daily basis, or that they never leave home without. Many of them are people I have never heard of, and many of them need a small moving van to carry all of the stuff they supposedly can't leave bed without. They should also all qualify for American Express Black Card if they can actually afford some of the items on their list.
Here is my list of daily items:
A simple analog Casio Quartz watch, one with an old fashioned round dial, numbers and hands. For years I wore digital watches, when I was studying for the Bar exam, I used the stopwatch in one to time my practice exams, knowing that I needed to answer 100 questions in three hours in the morning and 100 questions in three hours in the afternoon. An unanswered question is a wrong answer - and a failure to complete the questions is a major cause of failure. I used the watch to assure I would finish without panicking when I took and passed the exam. A few years ago I went back to a dial faced watch, because they are easier to set when I change time zones. I own a couple of valuable watches, and they never leave home, almost never get worn. The one I am wearing was less than $40, when the band breaks or the battery runs down, I will simply buy another one. It never leaves my wrist.
I never leave home without my phone, but when I am home it is usually laying on the bedside table or desk, not with me. My current phone is a Google Pixel, simple, reliable, and it has a decent camera. It was a freebie from my overpriced service provider.
When I am leaving the house, I almost always take a camera with me. A Nikon D5500 with an 18-200mm lens. I own two of them, I felt so comfortable with the camera that when Nikon stopped making them, I bought a second one as a back-up. I have five other lenses for them. It is an exception to my general policy of not spending a lot of money on my daily carry, replacement cost, is about $800 for what often have on my wrist when I leave home. Overall I have probably $3,000 in the drawer of toys or tools.
In my pocket when I leave the house, is a small leather case with a central zippered compartment for coins, and two side pockets with snap closures, one of them has cash and a credit card in it, the other one ID. Along with that is a leather ID case with my condo ID/gate card, and my subway fare card. My keys are on a brass snap and I only carry a couple of keys, the door key, and mailbox key. I only take a car key, if I am going to drive the car. Car keys are separate from my house keys.
That is really kind of it. What do you carry everyday?
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