I rarely carry a purse, if I need to carry cash( farmers market, flea market, fair or garage sale) or I'm taking mum to an appointment and need to wait I put my iPad and book in a purse to carry but my ID and cash card are in a leather case I keep in my pocket. So on the occasions I carry a purse I'm always leaving it behind. I have a carbine hook on the keys and can hook them to my waistline or purse. I hate carrying things. I've been lucky so far in not having my purse stolen but it's a huge hippie bag and probably no one thinks much would be in it. I have maybe $10 dollars in change that I keep in a coin purse so my purse could be used as a weapon if I ever need one. That plus a book.