My wife and I use a password manager to handle all of our passwords. In the one we use, Bitwarden, you can use folders to organize them and I would assume that most password managers allow you to do the same. We have a folder where we keep all the important financial accounts with their usernames and passwords. Each one also lists the URL to the login page for that account and also allows us to leave any notes that explain anything further that we might need to access that account such as security questions, account numbers, etc. Because this password manager only requires us to remember one username and password to access and can be used as a plugin to browsers and phones, it handles all the filling in of credentials whenever we access these sites as well as provides the storage of all this important information in case one of us is not available or becomes incapacitated for any reason. In addition, the username and password for the password manager can be kept in a secure location for someone else to access in case both of us are gone. I know there is concern for many people about storing this information where it can be hacked so it is important to do research and use a system that you are comfortable with. There are risks using any system to keep this type of information so you have to weigh the trade offs. I prefer this to a paper system because if I update a password on any site, it is automatically updated in my password manager and I don't have to remember to update a paper copy somewhere and I know that my wife has immediate access to that updated password as well.
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My wife and I use a password manager to handle all of our passwords. In the one we use, Bitwarden, you can use folders to organize them and I would assume that most password managers allow you to do the same. We have a folder where we keep all the important financial accounts with their usernames and passwords. Each one also lists the URL to the login page for that account and also allows us to leave any notes that explain anything further that we might need to access that account such as security questions, account numbers, etc. Because this password manager only requires us to remember one username and password to access and can be used as a plugin to browsers and phones, it handles all the filling in of credentials whenever we access these sites as well as provides the storage of all this important information in case one of us is not available or becomes incapacitated for any reason. In addition, the username and password for the password manager can be kept in a secure location for someone else to access in case both of us are gone. I know there is concern for many people about storing this information where it can be hacked so it is important to do research and use a system that you are comfortable with. There are risks using any system to keep this type of information so you have to weigh the trade offs. I prefer this to a paper system because if I update a password on any site, it is automatically updated in my password manager and I don't have to remember to update a paper copy somewhere and I know that my wife has immediate access to that updated password as well.
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