Assumptions

Just the very thought of me losing my wallet makes me cringe! It’s filled with important information about me and contacts for other people I know. When the finder of my wallet decides to open it the first thing they would see is my driver’s license. The finder would get a lot of information about me just from that. They would get my full name, address, height, eye color, and weight. If they flipped it over they would even see that I have corrected vision. Behind my current drivers license is an expired one. There they could see my last name is different than what’s on my current one and therefore would assume that I’m married. Further examining my wallet they would find my debit card and visa credit card and know where my bank account is held. Behind those they would see my student identification from Everett Community College and would assume that I’m a student there. If they examined the card closely they would notice my last name is the same as what’s on my most current driver’s license only adding to the assumption that I could possibly be married. Digging deeper they would find a bunch of business cards from various deputies from the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Department. They might assume that perhaps I have been in trouble with the law or that I am a deputy. Behind the cards they would see my checkbook. While sifting through the carbon copies of checks, they would know what kind of car I drive, how much my car payment is, and when it’s due. They might also assume that I mainly use my debit card because there aren’t many checks written. They would also see my husbands name on the checks clarifying that I am married. By looking at my health benefit cards, they would see where I work and where my husband works. Behind that they would see my Petsmart card tucked away behind my Costco card and assume that I have a pet and love to save money.

If all this person had to go on is my wallet, they would miss the fact that I work full time and go to school part time. That I am not a deputy or in trouble with the law but in fact I volunteer for the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Department. They would have no idea that I have three dogs, a cat and a horse. My visa credit card says “business card” on it and they would assume that I own my own business when in fact I don’t and am not sure why it says that. For the most part everything else in my wallet explains itself and any assumptions would probably be right. My driver’s license is the only thing they wouldn’t need to make any assumptions about. Anything else is just a small piece to the puzzle.