Early one morning last week, I was walking the dog at a local park. It was 6.30 am, and a metre or two off the path, I noticed something unusual. It was a wallet sitting on top of the grass. I assumed it would have been from one of the kids at the local skate park.
No, I opened it up to find $100 cash, a driver’s license, credit and debit cards, a Medicare card and a black card marked “Tesla”. According to the licence, the guy was from Sydney, 400 km away. I did some Google-Fu and found him on LinkedIn. I rang his workplace and left a message. He messaged an hour later, drove 100 km and picked it up later that day, rewarding me with $20 for lunch at the local burger joint. He was full of thanks and relief. He said he thought it was gone for good. It fell out while he was playing with his kids.
When I got his first text, I noticed he sent a “blue bubble”, indicating he had an iPhone. It made me wonder why he didn’t have “Find my trackers” in his wallet, like his wallet. Because I am’ that guy’, I have a variety of Find My trackers – both Apple and non-Apple on everything. Apart from the normal things like keys and bags, I have trackers in my glasses case and car, as well as one on the dog and two on my handheld amateur and CB radios.
Spending $50 on an AirTag is way better than replacing a $500 pair of glasses, $700 car remote or $1k handheld amateur radio. They make sense and have saved me on numerous occasions. They also track all of my Apple devices. You can get them in the form of ‘buttons’ (for key rings and luggage) or credit card size for wallets, passports, glasses cases and electronic devices. There are holders for dog collars, luggage tags and children.
I use:
- UGreen tag with keyring (Available on Amazon)
- UGreen card (Available on Amazon)
- Apple AirTags
- Pelican AirTag holders
6 September 2025