Originally Posted by
JAXPax
I also have my Amex card memorized. Maybe that’s a bad thing.
You make a key point… I can remember my home number growing up and my grandparents land line, but not my parents phone number today. I remember my best friends cell number since it hasn’t changed in 25 years but not my ex (she would probably say that says a lot…). Couldn’t tell you any numbers of people I’ve met in the last decade off the top of my head. But when have I dialed one without the aid of some electronic?
I have younger employees who have to look up their SSN. Or their home zip code.
I have all of my CC #s, CVVs and exp. dates memorized. It proved valuable when I had my wallet and cell phone stolen by a gang upon exiting my cab at a 5-star hotel overseas. I've also memorized most of my passwords and manually enter them every time I need to log-in to an account or app. For accounts that I rarely access, I use a modified Pathfinder code cheat sheet to generate the characters I need to log-in. I store nothing on my phone or computer e.g. passwords or automatic log-ins that would give anyone access to any of my accounts, including email. I only remember phone numbers that I use regularly, although I still remember all of my childhood phone numbers.