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My Little Black Book
Can you remember your passwords? Do you have more than one email account and a password for that account? How many passwords do you have? One to check the balance on your bank account? Another to check the balance on your customer rewards card? Maybe you have one for Paypal, Amazon or to check-out when you purchase something on-line from Target or Staples
Do you know your husband’s Aeroplan number (that is Air Canada’s frequent flyer number for you non-Canadians)? I do… Do you know your library card number without having to find the actual card in your wallet? I do… Do you know what email address you used to sign up for the last contest you entered on-line? I do.
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How do I keep track of all these meaningless yet somehow significant numbers and passwords? I write them down in my Little Black Book I use a Blueline A565 Memo book that I have tabbed with letters (see photo). My little black book contains all the information that I need at my fingertips. The reason I keep my little black book up to to date is so I don’t have a million post-it notes all over my computer screen!
In one book I keep all those passwords, pin number, codes and serial numbers that I need. It looks so innocuous on my desk and has no label on it that it is not likely to draw attention. Nothing fancy, just functional.
I am not sure what kind of memory you have but I know mine falters and it is a good way to keep these tidbits of information out of my head, off my computer – God forbid that it crashes one day – and away from hackers. {Tiny Tip: Always remember to use a combination of capital and lower case letters as well as numbers. But avoid sequential numbers (i.e. 1234 or 2468). Also, avoid birthdays}
At the very bottom of the page of My Top-Secret PASSWORDS note pad, it asks: “Why try to remember what you could just write down?” Good question, don’t you think?
Another, amusing, yet simple solution to keep these passwords together is by using Knock, Knock’s My Top-Secret PASSWORDS note pads available in Canada at Chapters or through Knock, Knock on their website
This pad has space for 4 passwords page. It lets you list the URL, user-name, password, secret question and secret answer. Although it may seem counter-intuitive to write this down, it is actually better than placing your passwords on your computer. I think this is a great gift for those absentminded-professor- types or better yet your parents. They are always forgetting something! A note of caution: It should be obvious that you should be keeping this information in a safe secure place. Using common-sense will let you see the benefits of having these passwords close by.
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🏡 Where to Stay: Top Accommodations
🚙 Hit the Road: Car Rental Deals
🛫 Get Away: Find Flight Deals
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I wonder if my husband will remember to update a book like this… I really need to get my down incase something happens to me he can access it all.