PSA: I finally got my mom to stop using the same password for everything

River Mitchell · 2026-04-07T11:55:05.923876+00:00

For years, she used our old dog's name plus '123' for every single login (her bank, her email, everything). I set her up with a password manager on her laptop about three months ago after a phishing scam hit her book club's email list. She called me today, actually proud, because she had to generate a new secure password for her library account and did it herself. Has anyone else had success getting a non-techy family member to make a real change like that?

kelly_craig5mo ago

What password manager did you use that finally clicked for her?

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chen.adam5mo ago

Nice. I read an article that said the real win is getting them to use the manager, not just install it, so that's huge for your mom. @kelly_craig, mine finally got it with the one that can fill logins on her phone too.

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grace6075mo ago

Honestly, that "secure password" is probably still written on a sticky note stuck to her monitor.

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