Preparing for losing your wallet

So you're on a trip and you lose your wallet or, even worse, it gets stolen. You know you need to call your credit card companies, especially if you use debit cards, to report the theft. But you're not home! So you don't have the number. So now you have to bug a partner, friend, relative to find a statement with the number on it and then you call it, but by then someone has charged a million dollars to your account and you're broke and homeless.

OK, I may be exaggerating because you are only liable for $50 on stolen credit cards. But it is a pain. So here's the solution- on a piece of paper, write down all your credit card numbers and the toll free number to call for each one. Then make two copies of it, leave one at home and put one in your suitcase or any item you always take on a trip. If it is an international trip, put one copy in your passport holder.-- Marian