Compulsive Password Behavior

**SerenaNY** · 09-07-2008, 03:27 PM

Hi,
My sister and I are debating over where is the best place to store all your passwords. She says right on the computer and I say not.

It would be interesting to see what everyone thinks about this.

Thanks,
Serena
and Megan my sweets

**AmyBoz** · 09-07-2008, 03:48 PM

You store them in your computer and anyone hacks into your system, all your info is theirs.

NOT the computer.

**Neeley** · 09-07-2008, 03:54 PM

I keep mine in my head for the most part. I am lucky, I am able to remember all of my passwords, DH's, DD's and DS's. Every once in a while I write them in a notebook I keep with personal info in it. But I do not update it often.

**SerenaNY** · 09-07-2008, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by Neeley

I keep mine in my head for the most part. I am lucky, I am able to remember all of my passwords, DH's, DD's and DS's. Every once in a while I write them in a notebook I keep with personal info in it. But I do not update it often.

Yeah its almost not so hard to keep an inventory of passwords but its the signon variations that make me crazy ... anyway this video was sent to me by my neighbor just now and I got a kick out of it...

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHCnMWktJY[/media]

most people live on youtube and watch everything I just don't subscribe to stuff like that, but this one was cute

Serena

**anelth** · 09-07-2008, 04:24 PM

I know all of mine in my head, but I have started working on a household notebook that lists all our accounts and information about each, including login and password information. I started this so that if anything should happen to me, DH will know how to log into our online bank account or our credit card account, paypal, etc. I also include in this book information about our insurance and policy numbers, telephone numbers for all the utility companies, list of telephone numbers for all my family members, etc. I keep it hid in a place where only DH and I know where it is.

I handle all the finances and household management myself, so if I died or became too ill to manage it, DH will now have a "user's manual" to get him through everything.

**azangie** · 09-07-2008, 08:20 PM

Not on your computer!!!

I have a spreadsheet that I have saved on a jump drive so they are only accessible when I put the jump drive in.

I used to use only 1 password for just about everything so it was easy to remember. Then while using IM on Yahoo I got hacked and they had my password. YIKES!!!!

That scared me, so now everything important has a different password. That's why I need a spreadsheet for them.

**Hannahs mom** · 09-07-2008, 09:32 PM

I have mine in a small legal notebook that I keep in my school bag in a small hidden pocket.

**momof2joys** · 09-07-2008, 09:38 PM

I usually have about 3-4 I rotate, I usually have the same username for everything, with a few differences, but the passwords I rotate!! I would never keep them on my computer, but I usually only use 3-4 so I can remember them easily!!

**qtkitty** · 09-07-2008, 11:27 PM

i used to keep passwords hidden in a list of phone numbers ... numerical passwords that is ...

Normally i put 2 words that would never go together together to make a password like catfly or daughtercar or gingerbutt.. for somereason it make me laugh and i don't for get them

Or i use a saying whyiaughtto kissmybutt eatmyshorts

My ex .. *lol* all of his were things off his desk .. like if he had a paperclip on his desk that would be a password

Joe his password used to be tryagain for everything *LOL*

**KKCondrey** · 09-08-2008, 01:34 PM

I use too keep a notebook, but for the most part there are only 2 or 3 that I use although, since a lot of sites want you to have a number a lowercase and an uppercase letter I usually still use the same 3 but with one of the letters capitalized or a number added to the end.