What does it mean to dream about wallet?
A wallet usually points to security, identity, and resources, so notice whether it was full, empty, or lost, and how that felt.
Four ways to read it
Each reading below comes from a named tradition and a cited source, so you can see where it came from and decide what fits your dream.
Freud
Freud would read a purse or wallet as a container that can stand for the body and for what one values and keeps close. Losing it can express anxiety about loss of self or of control.
After Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams (Brill trans., 1913), public domain.Jung
Jung might see a wallet as a small store of identity and worth, holding the cards by which you are known. An empty or missing wallet can point to a question about your own value or footing.
Jungian concept (our summary).Modern
Continuity ties the wallet to waking concerns about money, security, and identity. A lost wallet often echoes a real worry about finances or about who you are when your usual proofs are gone.
Continuity hypothesis (our summary).Mythological
The purse that never empties is a recurring wish in folklore, a token of fortune that frees its owner from want. The hoard kept close has long stood for both safety and the fear of losing it.
Rosmerta Publishing editorial synthesis (after Brewer; Bulfinch).