Day to day as a rule I don't carry a purse. But when I need one I have a cloth hippie bag that is all kinds of colors and embroidered. I its weighs nothing so I'm only lugging around what I put into it. It's big enough to throw a book or two into and still have room for water. Once fall comes I switch over two my big black cargo bag. I prefer bags I can sling cross body and leave me hands free. I have about 4-5 black bags cause I couldn't find the right one. I mainly switch back and forth between two of them.