$80 spent on a password manager subscription saved my bank account

I ignored warnings for years and used the same password everywhere, then last month my email got hit in a data breach. That password manager notified me within 2 hours and I changed everything before the scammer drained my checking account. How do you guys keep track of all your logins without paying for one of these things?

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ellis.robert27d ago

Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet but a lot of password managers have free tiers that cover one device or limited logins. I just write mine down in a little notebook I keep in my desk drawer, old school but works for me.

hayden_rivera27d ago

Haha is it bad that I've totally done the notebook thing too? I actually lost mine for three months and had to reset like half my accounts when I found it under my car seat covered in coffee stains. The worst part was drawing little doodles next to the passwords so I wouldn't confuse them, like a little house for my Netflix login and a star for my bank. Oh and I put a fake cover on it that says "Crossword Puzzles" so nobody steals it, which is probably more embarrassing than just having a password book out in the open.