"douche" and I never understood how that stupid word caught on as an insult in America.

Exactly! Who gets to choose where the 'proper place' for keeping one's wallet is? Surely so long as the OP knows where the wallet is, and it's not in anybody's way, who cares where he leaves it? Or is he supposed to keep it in his pocket all the time, even when walking around his house? OP, I know it must suck to lose your money (you can get new debit cards, after all), but it's your puppy I really feel sorry for here. I can't believe your mother would be such an enormous bitch that she would purposefully put your dog's health at risk just to teach you a 'lesson'.

If the puppy can get to the wallet, it is probably lying around. And when you are living with other people, especially in their house, you make compromises.

The OP said that his mum was the one who put it on the floor for the puppy to get, not him.

It's your parents house. Therefore they make the rules. If you want your own place to do as you please, move out.

#63, first of all, the OP said the MOM left the wallet on the floor so the puppy could get it, not the OP. Secondly, compromises are fine, but how much could a wallet possibly be getting in the way? Okay, so it's on the kitchen counter one day, bathroom drawer the next day, coffee table the next, on top of the TV...how are any of these hindering the mom's life so much that the OP deserves to pay a $60 fine, the inconvenience of having to replace all the plastic (including the debit cards and possibly ID or driver's license - had it been my wallet, he would have also eaten my Disneyland pass which is a $20 replacement fee, my medical card, another $20 fee, and an arcade card with enough points on it for 3 mp3 players) PLUS the cost of a new wallet?

#122, the dog ate 60 pounds @ exchange rate of $1.60 per pound, thats almost $100.

Even WORSE. I can't imagine that the OP's wallet inconvenienced his mom so much that he deserved to lose that much money.