That $40 password manager I bought in 2016 felt like a splurge back then

I was still using a notebook for my logins, which I lost on a bus in Chicago. I got the manager after my email got hacked from a reused password. It saved me from a bigger mess when a site I used got breached last year and my main password was on the list. Anyone else have an old security buy that paid off way later?

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jake_hall882mo ago

That notebook on the bus was a $40 lesson.

finley_flores282mo ago

My cousin left a brand new pair of AirPods on the subway seat last month. Gone forever. It's like we pay a stupid tax for small mistakes. I left a library book in a coffee shop once and the late fees were insane. These little losses add up so fast.

michael5191mo ago

So you're telling me that $40 notebook cost you way more than the password manager in the long run when you factor in getting hacked and cleaning that mess up. That's the part people don't think about when they cheap out on stuff like this. They see the upfront cost but ignore the potential nightmare down the road. Did you ever find out exactly what the hacker got access to before you locked everything down? Because I bet that breach list had more than just your email on it, and tracking that down probably took hours of your life you won't get back.