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That free password manager I ignored for 2 years... finally tried it after a close call
I used to just save all my logins in my browser because it was easy... thought password managers were too complicated. Then last month I got a notification that someone tried to log into my email from a different state. That scared me enough to finally set up Bitwarden. Took me about 20 minutes to import all my passwords and set up 2FA. Now I see how weak some of my old passwords were, like using "password123" for my bank. Anyone else put this off and then wish they did it sooner?
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fiona_kim1mo ago
Password123" for your bank? Girl same, mine was "ilovecats99" 💀
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aaron_perry1mo ago
Feel you on this one, I had "footballfan23" for everything including my email for like 5 years straight. It's honestly a miracle I never got hacked or had my identity stolen looking back at it. The worst part is I kept using the same password for my bank account, my Netflix, and even my work login. I finally switched to a password manager last year and it was the biggest pain to update everything. Do you still use the same password for different accounts or did you finally change them all too?
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nancyjones1mo ago
Switched to a password manager last year too and honestly it was a life changer (even though setting it up took me like two whole weekends because I kept forgetting my old passwords). I used to be the worst offender with "password123" for my bank, my email, and my streaming accounts. What worked for me was making a big list of every account I had, then going through them one by one and updating the passwords. I also started using two-factor authentication where I could, which made me feel a lot safer even if someone did guess my password. Now I don't even remember most of my passwords because the manager just fills them in for me, and I just have one master password to remember. Honestly it's worth the hassle upfront because you avoid that panicky feeling when you realize you've been using the same password for your bank and Netflix for years.
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