Purse and Pocket Management
By Lee Sailer

Maybe this is totally obvious to everybody else, but
here's a little something that I recently hit upon.

I cut down two playing cards so that they just fit inside
my coin purse. Thus, I have three inner compartments that
serve to keep my coins separate. For example, I usually
have a Hopping Half set in one section, a real copper and
silver in another section, and a C/S coin in the third
section.

This makes it a lot easier to pick out the coins I need at
any given moment. After a little practice, I found that I
can reliably retrieve the coins I need from the purse
without removing the purse from my pocket.

I have done the same thing with my actual pockets. I find
that a stiff piece of paper or plastic, cut to the right
shape, makes a good pocket organizer. I usually fold it
over so that there are three sections to use: front,
back, and inner. The inner is most separate and secure.
Items in the front can migrate to the back, and vice
versa, because they can go under the divider. I try to
put the large items in the front and back. They don't
migrate so easily.

Don't make both sides of the divider the same length. If
one is a little shorter or longer, it is easier to get in
between them.

Remember, getting things smoothly in and out of your
pockets takes practice and rehearsal, too.