The Ridge wallet is two pieces of metal sandwiched together with an elastic band and screws. There are additional accessories (more on those in a second), but the overall premise is a refined, svelte container for the bare necessity cards you need to keep around. It can hold one to 12 cards, and you can tighten or loosen the metal “sandwich” using the included Torx screws and screwdriver. You’ll use your thumb to fan out your cards, pulling out whichever you need, and then when it’s time to put the card back you’ll slide it into the top of the sandwich. I keep my ID and debit card on the outermost parts of the stack for easier access, though it’s not too hard to fan them all out (and you can always adjust the tension if need be). Once I got used to this fan-and-sandwich process, it became difficult to imagine anything else. I don’t want to go back to the olden days of my overstuffed wallet inside my overencumbered purse, digging through endless receipts …