How do you store your passwords?

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I have found the best method is to store them in my contacts for my phone. They are not stored in a way that it’s obvious that it correlates to my username and password and I have found this to be the best method for storing. Any other ideas for a good method?

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In my head.

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I’m with @doschicos - I don’t write/note them down anywhere. In my head.

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1Password

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I store each as a separate WordPerfect document. I suppose if anyone stole my ancient desktop and did a search of my documents they could find various passwords but so far so good.

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An old fashioned address book!

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I have an excel spreadsheet that requires a password (one that I can remember!) to access.

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Interesting. How do you “hide” them?

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Encrypted file

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The back page of an old calendar in code. Most I know in my head, but some I don’t use as frequently, so I have them all written down in code. At some point, I will make an uncoded list and seal it near my will, but for now…

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It’s probably not the safest way, but I use Google Chrome/Safari to save them. The browsers ask to save my passwords, and I say “ok.”

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Many are saved in Chrome as @WeLoveLyman said, but all are written on paper in a file folder in my drawer. If the house catches on fire, that’s the first thing I would try to save!

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“Interesting. How do you “hide” them?”

By referring to the e mail which is the username by just the word “work” in the note. And then the password is hidden in the “address”

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For those of you who say in your head how many passwords that are different do you use. I have at least 15 different ones.

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Keepass 2

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I do not have any financial passwords, DH has those, so don’t worry about that. I have quite a few, but none bank related, although I have our health insurance passcodes,

I put them in Notes on my phone. They are locked there. So, someone has to be able to access my phone, but then know the passcode for the notes file.

I also have them written down and stuck in my calendar book.

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@conmama ,
do you use an iphone? if so,
how do you lock “notes” ?

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I really like LastPass and have become quite dependent on it. Before that, I kept everything in a spiral bound password book I bought on Amazon. The guys who maintain my computer recommended LastPass and feel it’s safe when used with 2 factor authorization.

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"For those of you who say in your head how many passwords that are different do you use. "

Around 9-10.

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Thumb drive. I have dozens. I never re-use a pw that has any financial info related to it.