Watching Your Wallet

Regarding “Some Valuable Lessons in Keeping Your Money Safe and Thieves at Bay” (Her World, March 25): Here is another tip on keeping money safe when traveling.

For many years I have carried a spare old wallet on vacation. It has a couple of dollars, some worthless foreign currency and long-canceled credit cards. I put this on the dresser at night along with some change and put my real wallet either in my suitcase or in my shoes under the bed. I especially do this if I am in a room with a sliding door to a patio.

This trick paid off when my room was burglarized one night while I was asleep. My wife’s purse, which was next to the bed, was taken, but at least we had my cards and cash to continue the trip.

JACK ALAN CRAWFORD

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