Pro tip: I used to roll my eyes at the idea of a password manager, thinking it was just extra software to worry about.

After my old Yahoo account got popped in a breach last year and I realized I'd reused that password on four other sites, I finally set up Bitwarden. What finally made you decide to use one, or are you still managing passwords the old way?

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michaelf511mo ago

Got popped in a breach" sounds so dramatic. I just use a couple of good passwords and change the numbers at the end. It feels like making a whole new system is more work than just remembering a few codes. If a site seems sketchy, I just don't sign up.

jakeb251mo ago

Change the numbers at the end" is what gets you popped. That's the first thing bots try.

the_jamie28d ago

i mean @michaelf51 i get what you're saying about not signing up for sketchy sites but the thing is most of the breaches happen on sites you actually trust. i thought i was being smart with passwords until my adobe account got hit and suddenly someone had my bank login too because i reused the same base password. the "change a number at the end" thing is exactly what got me in trouble because once they crack one password they know your pattern. i tried keeping a notebook for a while but that's just asking for someone to find it or spill coffee on it. idk maybe it's just me but i'd rather trust an encrypted vault than my own memory at this point.