Wallet Magic

What’s in Your Wallet?

Not a Capital One Credit Card. But there are 5 esp cards, Max Maven’s B’Wave, Richard Sanders’s Powerball 60, Jay Sankey’s Sound Waves and a couple other things. The only thing that’s not a magic trick in my wallet is my driver’s license and two debit cards. That’s it. Everything else is magic. How often do I use those things in my wallet? Not very. Maybe every couple of months or so.

Be Ready

I have those effects at the ready, and I can do them at a moment’s notice. Typically, it happens when I meet new people and they find out I’m a magician. It’s the inevitable “show me something.” Well why not? Maybe they’ll book you for their upcoming event. Maybe they’re a talent agent or an event planner. You never know. What should be in your wallet? Stuff that fits you and fits your style. Also, my recommendation is that it doesn’t look like a prop but rather something plain and ordinary.

I’ve got enough in my wallet to do a 20 or so minute show of very powerful material. When I made the decision to go this route, I thought long and hard about the contents of my wallet and what stuff I really needed to have in it. I found a great app for the iPhone called CardStar. It lets you scan in all of your loyalty membership cards. Then when you purchase something at the associated store, the clerk simply has to scan the loyalty card bar code on your iPhone screen. That allowed me to get rid of a ton of stuff.

These days, most insurance companies (auto and health) have apps for your insurance card thus minimizing the need for physical cards. My wallet is now thin, sleek and full of magic. What’s in your wallet?

Until Next Month . . .