Too many passwords

[Antonio65]

Hi all,
I'm starting to have some problems with the many passwords I have to use for my accounts.
Different email addresses, forums, online stores, online services, etc.
I know that the advice is not to use the same password for all accounts, but it's also impossible to have a different password for each account, and then remember them all. So, very often, I tend to forget the password set for a certain account (especially when I seldom use it) and need to hit the "forgot password?" button to reset it.
Do you have any advice to create and remember secure passwords for several accounts?
Thanks!

 

[Maurey]

I just use password managers. I used to use keychain before I had to use non-Apple tech at work, and I use 1Password now.

 

[Antonio65]

I just use password managers. I used to use keychain before I had to use non-Apple tech at work, and I use 1Password now.

It seems to me that 1Password isn't free to use, am I wrong?

 

[susanm9006]

I have a few methods. I save my passwords to the locked file of a utility app I have on my IPad, with a back up of passwords to a encoded Excel file on my computer. i also have a few I have my IPad save.

 

[Antonio65]

I have a few methods. I save my passwords to the locked file of a utility app I have on my IPad, with a back up of passwords to a encoded Excel file on my computer. i also have a few I have my IPad save.

I use Windows/Android devices

 

[strider rose]

i write down all my usernames and passwords in a password book that i bought from amazon

 

[WestCoastCatGuardian]

I use a password manager. I personally use Dashlane, however I’ve heard Lastpass has a decent free tier.

 

[Maurey]

It seems to me that 1Password isn't free to use, am I wrong?

It is not. I don’t particularly trust free password managers, as they have to pay their costs somehow

 

[Antonio65]

I use a password manager. I personally use Dashlane, however I’ve heard Lastpass has a decent free tier.

It seems that both your suggestions have a similar plan, at a similar price.
What I wouldn't like, though, is have to pay for a service. The free tier gives access from one device only. So if I have a phone, two PC's at home and one at work, I should by a premium package, which I wouldn't like to.

 

[Antonio65]

It is not. I don’t particularly trust free password managers, as they have to pay their costs somehow

You're right!

 

[Antonio65]

What scares me the most about these password managers is that if they discontinue their services for any reasons, and they have generated a secure and complex password for you, you might be locked out your accounts for good.

 

[verna davies]

I use the same password for all but add the first letter of the site before the password. For example facebook=fxxxxxx. Thecatsite=txxxxx

 

[susanm9006]

I use Windows/Android devices

if you have windows and Excel or Word, both have the capability of password protecting a file and both are relatively safe from hacking.

 

[Antonio65]

I use the same password for all but add the first letter of the site before the password. For example facebook=fxxxxxx. Thecatsite=txxxxx

This is the solution I was considering.
A strong "root" for all my accounts, like Gh_852A (or anything I can easily remember) and add "TCS" or "AMA" or "GMA", etc at the end of it.

 

[Antonio65]

if you have windows and Excel or Word, both have the capability of password protecting a file and both are relatively safe from hacking.

What I need isn't to protect a file, my need is to find a manageable way to create and remember all my passwords for forums, emails, online shops, other online services.
A few of these I use seldom, and I keep forgetting the passwords.

 

[di and bob]

I write all mine down in a password book. Easy to grab and look it up.

 

[Antonio65]

I write all mine down in a password book. Easy to grab and look it up.

Yes, sounds like a good system, but what if I'm away and need that password?

 

[susanm9006]

What I need isn't to protect a file, my need is to find a manageable way to create and remember all my passwords for forums, emails, online shops, other online services.
A few of these I use seldom, and I keep forgetting the passwords.

what I was saying is that you can store all of the passwords you have for each website in an excel file, and then password protect it. When you can’t remember a password or if you create complex ones you can then copy and paste it from your excel file.

 

[allmykitties]

I have a set of passwords that I use based on a rather obscure game with 150 level passwords.

Then in my bookmarks, I amend the name to 'site name - [first character of password]'. That's enough hint for me.

 

[MonaLyssa33]

I signed up for a VPN that has a password manager for like $130 for two years. I've started to realize that anything free is dangerous, so I started paying for certain things like the VPN and password manager.