Writing your passwords on paper may be a convenient way to remember them, but it's also like writing an invitation for anyone to log into your computer and all your programs, especially if they're on sticky notes on your monitor, or hidden under your keyboard.

It's much safer to choose a good program to save all your passwords. Using software to manage your passwords and data helps protect you from identity theft. Plus, you will never have to worry about forgetting important passwords when you store them in a secure place.

Password storage software like eWallet® lets you safely manage all the information that is important to you. With eWallet, you only need to remember one password to unlock your wallet and access the rest of your information.

Just be sure to make your main password something that is not easy to guess, but that you know you will remember. That way, you will never get locked out of your wallet, and no one besides you will ever get in.

The rest of your passwords can be as difficult as they need to be, because you can just copy them out of eWallet and into the login screen for any system. Read our tips for making strong passwords to create secure passwords for your wallet files.

Even if you use password software, you might want to tell one trusted person (like your spouse or your boss, if you're using eWallet to manage company passwords) what your main password is. Nobody's perfect - you could forget it one day, and not be able to access your wallet at all.

Or write the password down, with nothing designating that it's for eWallet, and hide it somewhere away from your computer, like in a book or your sock drawer. That way, if you ever do forget, you will still have a backup method, and will never lose access to all your stored passwords.

Besides keeping your data more secure, using eWallet for your passwords has other advantages over paper. You can include notes, links to web pages, and phone numbers that can be set to dial on your mobile device.

And using software makes it much easier to organize your important information. You can design your cards to look like your actual membership, ID, and credit cards so you can find them quickly.

Plus, you can group your information any way you want, using categories and separate wallet files. It's more convenient to have your data at your fingertips than to search for the right password on different note cards, or to try to remember them all!

Overall, using a reliable password manager is much safer than using sticky notes or keeping pieces of paper hidden near your desk. You can get started now by trying eWallet free for 30 days.