Wallet, phone, lotion, mints, lip balm, cigarettes, Kleenex. If Kali is here, wipes for sticky hands, snacks, crayons, etc. etc.! I tend to carry heavy purses, with their own weight. No wonder my shoulder always hurts.

I clean my purse every week.
I carry four Environsax, nylon bags that fold up into a tiny pouch, a check book, a change purse, a brush and lipstick and my drivers license, credit cards and health ID card.....and my cell phone.
Our county no longer gives out plastic bags and charge for paper bags but I have been carrying my own shopping bags for five years.
The Environsax wash and dry in about five minutes and last a long, long time.

Here is a link that might be useful: Environsax

Little cigarette case. About the size of my hand. Has a wrist strap and fits in almost any pocket. Carries my cell, debit card, a little cash, health insurance card, license, emergency contact info card, Club Card, and keys ... I think that's it. All I need. Girlfriend carried a HUGE bag (small suitcase) when we traveled through Florida last spring. Laughed at my "little purse" ... I never needed anything else. Did add a little tube of Blistex when we were down there.

Carol, I just cruised that website, I like the 'slingsax's they would be good for a farmers market or a craft show. I have a good sized shopping bag that zips up into its own little pouch. I also always have reuseable shopping bags in my van for my weekly shopping.

At a craft show I went to in November, I bought a reuseable sandwich and matching snack bag, for my DGD to carry in her school lunch bag~~~when she gets home they can be washed out and used the next day~~~they are a really cute Ladybug print.

I carry, wallet, glasses case~~sometimes sunglasses are floating around in there also. Keys,a small lite weight make up bag with sections for a pen, lipsticks, pills and a business card holder with my mad money. If I am really out and about for the day I will throw in my Kindle.

I clean my purse out daily~~~I hate to carry junk around~also take all change out~~

I do not carry much, unless I am on a vacation.

I carry too much, and it gets too heavy. I almost always buy a shoulder bag :)

Wallet/checkbook combo, pen, credit card holder, coin purse, cash (hidden)
If I'm running business errands there's a second checkbook.
Kleenex
Small tape measure
Hand sanitizer (purse sized)
mints
tylenol
reading glasses
nail file for emergencies
small hair brush that I never use during the day
lip liner
lip gloss
dental floss
magnifying mirror or I could never see closely to know I need to use the above three...
Keys, my own
Keys to my mothers house, my SILS house, my neighbors houses

Off the top of my head, I'm not opening my purse to see what else lurks there :)

I have the Slingsax......love it.
I got it during a half price sale.

It depends, if I am in my wheelchair I use a small purse that I can hang from the big hook I have on the arm of the chair and it can not be too big or it gets in my wheels or in my brakes so in that purse I carry a coin purse for cash, one of those metal wallets for my credit cards and a small wallet with other identification and insurance info etc.
My pill case, ink pen, inhaler, kleenex, mints or gum, a tiny brush, tiny bottle of hand sanitizer, individual packets of wet wipes, and a tiny led flashlight oh and a tiny tape measure and of course my phone.
If I am not in my chair or if I am traveling I take a bigger purse usually and put more of my stuff in there that for some reason I think I need. I do include my check book. And sometimes I may have one of my tablets in it.

I never ever leave home with out one of my many water bottles but I have a holder on my chair for it, I never carry them in my purse.

This is a big change for me because I have always been a big purse type of person and most of my purses are big, I had to learn to look at small purses now and see if they will fit the needs on my chair. My chiropractor is very happy with this new small purse habit lol.

I keep the canvas tote "loaded" for normal days. It's a 45-minute trip to town so I don't go often. When I do go I try to get everything done.

I carry a wallet with all the normal cards, IDs, cash, and coins. I have a seperate checkbook case with a slim calculator opposite the checks. I've had it since 1984. It still works like a charm.

I have my iPod and earbuds in a felted wool case. There's a pocket that holds it inside the tote. The iPod serves as a calendar, notebook, shopping list, books, etc. It saves a lot of room and time.

Next to the iPod pocket is another one for the cell phone.

I have a hard shell eye glasses case I must carry. If there's any sunlight at all I have to wear the prescription sunglasses. I always have both pair of glasses with me. One is on my face, the other is in the case.

I also carry a lip balm, hair pick/comb, pens, pack of tissues. Another pocket holds a large but lightweight nylon shopping bag that rolls up into a little bit of nothing. There are pockets or slots for all these items.

If I'm out for the entire day I take the diabetic testing kit and that day's meds meds and syringes. It's about 6x8". I also have a tiny case for asprin or any OTC meds I may need.

The key fob (remote on is awesome in this weather!) has its own outer pocket.

There's still plenty of room for any small purchases or extra things I may need to take.

Try to keep the 'stuff' in my purse to a limit. And organized.

One exterior pocket has: my phone and gift carts; another--tissues and pocket watch; another--pens, comb, sunglasses; another--meds.

The large interior zipped compartment has: my fold-up shopping bag; 2 wallets (one hidden one with my money, ID, etc; the other is a decoy with a few singles and fives); a small notebook, nail clippers, my kindle, and sometimes a bottle of water.

I empty/clean my purse completely every Thursday.

Have no idea how much it weighs. Definitely less than a 5 pound bag of sugar.

I don't carry a purse...so anything I need, I keep in my truck...sunglasses, make up bag, hairbrush, phone. I carry a plain little flip phone and I put it in my pocket with my keys. I carry a clutch type wallet with my cards and money. Purses hurt my shoulders. I haven't carried one in 47 years.

I have a makeup bag I carry in my purse for medications and a pill bottle with pennies so Alyssa can ride the pony at Meijer. I also carry lipstick, hair brush, keys, billfold with gift cards, photo ID and insurance cards in it, old time cigarette case, no I have never smoked but I carry my one charge card in it, a pen, a small notebook, tissues, a small coin purse and of course some coupons, and a shopping list. There is also a small flashlight. I never carry my cell phone in my purse, but it is always with me.

Sue

Those of you that use your car as a purse, be aware there are a lot of car break-ins in neighborhood driveways. Don't leave your valuables in your car out in your driveway. Where I live, this is a big problem right now.

car keys, house keys, phone, drivers license and credit cards. All my money is loose. Singles and coins in one area, bigger bills in another.

"What do you carry in your purse?? Alot of stuff or just what is needed???"
Just what's needed. Much of what others carry around daily is stored in my car (sunscreen, band-aids, aspirin, etc).

Wallet, phone, keys, reading glasses, sunglasses, & pen go into the day's purse.

"How often do you clean your purse out???"
Daily

"Also just for fun how much do you think your purse weighs??"
Purse weight varies with the size/composition of the purse.
The contents listed above weigh exactly one pound (I just weighed them).

Very little....for everyday use.

Small wallet with cash, credit/debit cards and ID.
Checkbook (sometimes).
Lip balm, small brush, cell phone and sometimes a hardshell glasses case.
Keys, pen and little notepad in the outside pocket.

Probably weighs a pound or two at the most.

When I ride the motorcycle, I carry my id and some cash in a super-dooper small wallet in my pocket, my cell phone in another pocket and if it's a long trip, some water and/or snacks in one of my backpack purses.

Wallet with the usual - debit card, credit card, license, insurance cards, etc.
Small makeup bag with lip balm, lip stick and Badger Headache Balm.
Small pill box.
iPhone
Blackberry (for work, hopefully they'll soon be able to put everything on my iPhone so I can get rid of this)
Glasses
Sunglasses in huge case
Keys
Mints
Checkbook - only when I must have it. I use my debit card most of the time and don't bother with the checkbook

I used to work with a girl that used her purse like a file cabinet~~she carried all her bills in it and I think her mail. My BFF's purse is way to heavy~~~she carries so much junk, she has for the 20 years I have known her carried an eyelash curler and I have never seen her use it and I think she carries a phone book. Lots of pictures of everyone. I think she is 'crazy purse lady'