I'm tired of my regular wallet being too bulky, even when it's "empty" it definitely saves space and forces me to carry it to keep clean and tidy as space is somewhat limited (but not TOO limited). When I cleaned out my old wallet to transfer cards to this one, I was so amazed at how much useless junk there was! There were blank gift cards, expired insurance, and AAA cards for at least 3 years! And a bunch of old receipts! No wonder I had trouble closing even though there was no cash! So I only carry what I need. The only downside is that you cannot downgrade the number of maps stored there. After a while the stretch will match what you keep there after a few days. Don't worry, it will stay tight and shrink a little after you've removed a card or two and/or a small stack of folded bills, but if you want to go from say ten cards to two, you might want to consider buying another one of these wallets. which wouldn't be so bad; They're not that expensive and you can have a different color stain to change things up from time to time!