Life at 55

[Duncanpup]

When you can remember your child hood home phone number , yet cannot remember the new password you created Thursday for online banking. Dammit I should put it my phone right away.

[House of Roberts]

1. I don't consider my personal IT department

to have adequate cybersecurity for me to risk online banking.

I do remember my childhood home phone number though.

[Diamond_Dog]

2. Yep. Sounds very familiar.

[essaynnc]

3. I remember 55.... Lol 😆 nt

[PJMcK]

4. Wait till you get to your 60s! (n/t)

[Duncanpup]

5. Uh oh

[cilla4progress]

6. I bought a password vault

That stores all my passwords - easy to use and update.

Battery-powered, offline. Recommend!

[MissMillie]

7. Still use the childhood phone number to call my Dad

but yeah, those passwords... not so much on remembering them

[BoomaofBandM]

8. In my 60's and still remember my long gone parents phone number.

My husband brought me a fresh cup of coffee and I thanked him for it, forgetting I had asked him to make me the coffee 5 minutes earlier. The good news is we can have the same conversation over and over again. My daughter reminds me I have told her something already. My husband listens like it is the first time he has heard it, because in his mind it probably is the first time he has heard it.

[MLAA]

9. Sure keeps your relationship with your husband fresh! Haha

If it’s anything really important I need to remember I have to write in a piece a paper and tape it to the fridge or front door 🙂. Two places I’m sure to see it!

[Raven]

10. Wait until you hit your 70's and you can't remember what you reminded yourself to be sure

to remember 5 minutes ago. Seriously! BUT, I can remember some obscure clause I negotiated for a contract over 2 months ago. Explain that to me!

[Bayard]

11. If I didn't have them on my phone,

I'd be lost. Not only mine, but Mr. Bayard's.

[captain queeg]

13. Me too. But I've lost my phone a couple times.

Fortunately so far I found it again. I don’t even remember anyone’s phone number to call and have them call my phone number so I can listen for the ring to track my phone. Last time I had to email a few people to try and call me. Fortunately that worked and I located it way down inside a stuffed armchair.

[MiHale]

12. Best thing about forgetting little things...

I’m I approaching 70? Wait maybe 60… no I was right the first time.
This has nothing to do with my reply title does it?

[XanaDUer2]

14. I cannot remember jack nt

[NotASurfer]

15. It's at the point where your passwords aren't secure enough unless they're so random

that you have to call the help desk a couple times a month to unlock your access because you make simple typos at a normal rate.

[Ocelot II]

16. LOL. I remember that old phone number but none of my passwords.

It might be that the phone number was the only thing you had to remember in those days (MIdway 6-8571), and it was short and easy to memorize, while we now have dozens of passwords which, at least if you've done it right, are long and meaningless, like your cat walked on your keyboard. In fact, the next time I'm asked to create a password I'll ask the cat to do it.

[Sogo]

17. Next time, use your childhood home phone number as the password.

You're welcome....