One of the largest concerns when traveling is how to keep your money safe abroad, and this is especially true for female travelers who generally carry more than can fit into a bulky purse.

While guys fit everything they need into a wallet in the pocket of their jeans, we also carry makeup, perfume, our cameras, cell phone,  ID, credit cards, cash, chapstick, keys, tickets, a tampon or two, and some girls even throw in a small dog for good measure!

But carrying a bulky purse is not only painting you as a target for pickpockets, it’s annoying to filter through, and also annoying to carry. But don’t worry – I’m about to teach you a magic word: SHOLDIT.

SHOLDIT is your magic word!

SHOLDIT is a ridiculously fashionable, multi-functional scarf designed with built-in hidden zip pockets to hold and carry a women’s top essentials. It is perfectly sized to carry everything you would normally throw in your purse, and an extremely convenient alternative to carrying around a handbag.

It’s light, stylish, and will erase any safety worries you might have concerning your money and papers; SHOLDIT gives you the freedom to travel light, and is the answer to discretely stashing your cash while traveling in style at the same time.

3 things impressed me about the SHOLDIT design beyond it’s ingenious concept:

1. High quality material  – the fabric is lightweight but also strong enough to hold your essentials without buckling or forming a tear. It’s beautiful material which feels great around your neck and is insulated correctly to keep you warm.

2. It’s multi functional and can be worn in many different styles. It is designed for convenience and can be worn as an infinity neck wrap, shoulder wrap, head wrap, or easily fold into a clutch.

3. Amazing capacity – it holds a LOT! I was ridiculously impressed with just how much the pocket could hold, and truly loved the freedom on a recent food tour of Phoenix, Arizona, of not having to carry a purse.

Can you tell from the photo below that hidden in my scarf are my keys, camera, cell phone, ID, and 20 different brochures from restaurants on our tour?!

Traveling without a purse – freedom and fashion combined!

Hidden pocket to discreetly carry your travel essentials.

Multi functional – wear it many different ways.

Freedom to travel light and erase safety worries about carrying your money and passport.

But guys love SHOLDIT too – because they no longer have to carry our junk when we choose to not carry a purse, and they’ll never again hear the words “babe, can you carry my bag”.

My scarf is a Basic Beyond Blue Clutch Wrap which can be purchased online for $29.99. This one of the best travel essentials a woman can have and I’m not over exaggerating when I say I now can’t imagine living life without it around my neck!

Meg Jerrard is an Australian Journalist who has been travelling and blogging around the world for the last 7 years to inspire others to embark on their own worldwide adventure!  Her husband Mike is an American travel photographer, and together they have made the world their home.

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SHOLDIT provided the Basic Beyond Blue Clutch Wrap for review. The opinion that I am going giddy over this ridiculously useful and outrageously fashionable scarf is my own. Do yourself a favor and buy one now.