Comments on: I Need to Organize My Financial Accounts! http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/ Money Management, Small Business, Career Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:43:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: onarock http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-4633 onarock Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:20:11 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/#comment-4633 Keepass...what a great idea. I am about to install it right now. I have most of my important info locked in a safe. If anything happens to me, my hon will still be lost, as he is not a computer type of guy. Everything can be done by phone as well, so all of the phone numbers are in the safe as well. k Keepass…what a great idea. I am about to install it right now.

I have most of my important info locked in a safe. If anything happens to me, my hon will still be lost, as he is not a computer type of guy. Everything can be done by phone as well, so all of the phone numbers are in the safe as well.

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]]> By: matt good http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-4540 matt good Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:08:58 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/#comment-4540 It's definitely true that no solution is totally safe - if someone is super-determined, they'll be able to crack it. Same is true with physical security (i.e. your home). The approach I've taken is to make it hard enough for troublemakers so that it's not worth their trouble. It's likely that there's somebody else they could mess with that would be easier, so why bother with me? And the emailing it to yourself is a great idea - but you'd want to do that nearly every time you add a new username or password... Which is a little more hassle than I'd like. It's still a smart idea - but I really wish google with come up with a better way. They're so good at doing that sort of thing. It’s definitely true that no solution is totally safe – if someone is super-determined, they’ll be able to crack it. Same is true with physical security (i.e. your home). The approach I’ve taken is to make it hard enough for troublemakers so that it’s not worth their trouble. It’s likely that there’s somebody else they could mess with that would be easier, so why bother with me?

And the emailing it to yourself is a great idea – but you’d want to do that nearly every time you add a new username or password… Which is a little more hassle than I’d like. It’s still a smart idea – but I really wish google with come up with a better way. They’re so good at doing that sort of thing.

]]> By: Susy http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-4351 Susy Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:14:39 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/#comment-4351 I use 1Password. It will even generate strong passwords for you. It makes everything so much easier for me! You can also set up different account for each website. I have my library card info and my husbands on there, then if I want to renew his library card I just choose his in the file and it opens up. I LOVE IT! I use 1Password. It will even generate strong passwords for you. It makes everything so much easier for me! You can also set up different account for each website. I have my library card info and my husbands on there, then if I want to renew his library card I just choose his in the file and it opens up. I LOVE IT!

]]> By: CiaranFromChance http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-4347 CiaranFromChance Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:22:35 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/#comment-4347 Hey Ryan, I stumbled this article a couple days ago. A few old fashion ideas on securing your passwords. Not sure if you'd entertain any of these but figured I'd throw it out there. <a href = "http://www.interestingmoney.com/2007/11/24/just-in-case-how-to-make-sure-your-spouse-knows-your-financial-passwords/" rel="nofollow">Make sure your spouse knows your passwords</a> Hey Ryan,

I stumbled this article a couple days ago. A few old fashion ideas on securing your passwords. Not sure if you’d entertain any of these but figured I’d throw it out there.

Make sure your spouse knows your passwords

]]> By: Ryan http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-4340 Ryan Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:03:30 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/#comment-4340 SingleGuy, I will have to check Billeo out. Thanks for the comment. :) SingleGuy, I will have to check Billeo out. Thanks for the comment. :)

]]> By: SingleGuyMoney http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-4339 SingleGuyMoney Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:55:03 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/#comment-4339 I use Billeo. I am able to store all my passwords and also save screenshots whenever I pay a bill online or if I just need to save a webpage. I use Billeo. I am able to store all my passwords and also save screenshots whenever I pay a bill online or if I just need to save a webpage.

]]> By: Ryan http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-4338 Ryan Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:37:29 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/#comment-4338 PT, great tips on both comments. I think the Google Docs idea is a pretty good one. It also allows you to have your info anywhere, and you can't lose it in the event of a fire, etc. Matt, Great info! I agree about backing things up, and do it regularly. I also use strong passwords - big/small letters, numbers, symbols, etc. I also have several different variations and use some that are not related at all. I highly doubt anyone will guess the passwords just by knowing my birthday and favorite color. Not sure I could stop a brute force attack, but really, who can? If they have the right software, they could probably carck the password and get in eventually. Google may not have a free data backup process yet, but you can always zip a file and e-mail it to yourself and archive it. That would be a great way to store data. PT, great tips on both comments. I think the Google Docs idea is a pretty good one. It also allows you to have your info anywhere, and you can’t lose it in the event of a fire, etc.

Matt, Great info! I agree about backing things up, and do it regularly. I also use strong passwords – big/small letters, numbers, symbols, etc. I also have several different variations and use some that are not related at all. I highly doubt anyone will guess the passwords just by knowing my birthday and favorite color. Not sure I could stop a brute force attack, but really, who can? If they have the right software, they could probably carck the password and get in eventually.

Google may not have a free data backup process yet, but you can always zip a file and e-mail it to yourself and archive it. That would be a great way to store data.

]]> By: matt good http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-4335 matt good Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:43:56 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/01/21/organize-financial-accounts/#comment-4335 I use KeePass for basically the same thing you are thinking about doing - and it is a great little program. I have a couple comments you may find helpful, however: #1 - BACK THE SUCKER UP. In multiple places. If you have a hard time remember your passwords now, just wait until you never have to type them again. Hard drives crash, USB drives can be zapped pretty easily too... Backing up data is too large and important of a topic to go into in detail here, but suffice it to say, its important. #2 - Now that you're going to be keeping track of these passwords using a helpful tool, it might be a good time to go through them and change your passwords to more secure ones, if they aren't already. Different ones for different accounts, preferably, so it would limit the damage if one password becomes compromised. Note that doing this also makes doing #1 even more important... But yeah, I use KeePass and like it. I'm just waiting for Google to roll out a free data backup service (hopefully some day) to solve #1 so that I can go crazy with #2. I use KeePass for basically the same thing you are thinking about doing – and it is a great little program. I have a couple comments you may find helpful, however:

#1 – BACK THE SUCKER UP. In multiple places. If you have a hard time remember your passwords now, just wait until you never have to type them again. Hard drives crash, USB drives can be zapped pretty easily too… Backing up data is too large and important of a topic to go into in detail here, but suffice it to say, its important.

#2 – Now that you’re going to be keeping track of these passwords using a helpful tool, it might be a good time to go through them and change your passwords to more secure ones, if they aren’t already. Different ones for different accounts, preferably, so it would limit the damage if one password becomes compromised. Note that doing this also makes doing #1 even more important…

But yeah, I use KeePass and like it. I’m just waiting for Google to roll out a free data backup service (hopefully some day) to solve #1 so that I can go crazy with #2.

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