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fadedsailor17 fadedsailor17 MemberOP
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#1 ·
So, here’s the situation: I currently have just about every single site imaginable registered to one solitary email address. I've come to the realization that this isn't exactly the most brilliant way to manage things, so I'm planning to create a couple of additional addresses to organize everything by priority. I was wondering how those of you who don't keep everything under one roof have structured your accounts? I'm thinking of keeping the "main" account strictly for high-stakes stuff—like PayPal, eBay, and other sites involving actual money—and then offloading the rest onto one or two new addresses, depending on how I map it out. Any advice would be appreciated.
Also, does anyone know a way to figure out which services I'm actually signed up for without having to manually dig through every single individual email? Thanks.
Larry Ortiz5 Larry Ortiz5 Regular
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joined May 2020
#2 ·
I think there are a few different ways to look at your question 😁
1. Honestly, who really cares how many email addresses someone has? Some people just stick to one main account and call it a day—nothing complicated about it.
2. Everyone just does what works for them... it’s kind of like asking if someone prefers eggs or breakfast sausages in the morning. People just eat what they like, right?
3. Let's not overthink the small stuff 😁 If it helps you visualize it, I personally just stick to two main accounts. I use Gmail because it's synced up with my phone, and then I have Hotmail for Windows—and that’s pretty much it. My mobile apps are tied to Gmail, while my desktop programs and various websites use Hotmail... simple enough.

By the way, you should definitely try using LastPass. It’s an incredible little tool for managing all your usernames and passwords in one spot. If you haven't heard of it, just give it a quick Google search... honestly, it was a total game-changer for me.
fadedsailor17 fadedsailor17 MemberOP
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joined Mar 2014
#3 ·
1. Honestly, what were they thinking? Is it actually smart to use the exact same email for your PayPal account and those sketchy, low-security websites you stumble upon? I'm not sure, but I'm not here to lecture you on how to set things up. I’m just asking a question and waiting for someone to provide a decent answer. If a question seems like a waste of time, I'd honestly prefer if people just didn't reply at all; giving unsolicited advice feels like a waste of everyone's energy. 🙂 Maybe I'm expecting too much. 😉

2. See my point in number 1. 🙂
3. Here is finally a rough answer to the actual question—was all that philosophy really necessary? 🤷

Man, LastPass won't even show me a list of the sites I've registered for. It would be great if I actually knew where I had accounts first so I could then bother using LastPass.
Larry Ortiz5 Larry Ortiz5 Regular
710 messages
joined May 2020
#4 ·
That’s kind of like saying you need a whole new phone number for every single person you meet... I mean, if you're really worried about getting hacked, why not just use LastPass? It can generate those massive 99-character passwords—that should make breaking in a little more difficult, right? Having multiple email addresses doesn't actually protect you much anymore anyway, since someone could just track you via your IP address... which is why using a VPN is probably a smarter move. As for those forgotten websites? Well, what can you do?

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