Am I the only one who thinks writing down your passwords on paper is actually a solid backup plan?

I know everyone says to use a password manager, and I tried one for a year. The problem was, I kept forgetting the master password. After getting locked out twice and having to do a full reset, I was done. About six months ago, I bought a small notebook from a store in Denver and started writing my important logins in it. I keep it in a locked drawer at home. It's not for everything, just the critical stuff like my bank and main email. I feel like this physical method is way more reliable for ME than trusting one digital key. The risk of a local thief seems a lot lower than the risk of me forgetting a master password or a cloud service having a bad day. Has anyone else gone back to a paper system after a digital manager failed them?

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patricia_kelly28d ago

Your method works until you need a password when you're not at home. I use a manager but wrote the master password on paper and hid it. That way I only have one thing to remember physically, and the digital tool does the heavy lifting. Forgetting that one key is a real pain, I get it.

harper_smith28d ago

I keep my master password in my phone's notes app behind a separate passcode. It's the only way I remember it when I'm out!