Proton Pass

Look, I get that a password management subscription sounds like one of the rings of hell. Paying. For the privilege of storing your passwords, which often have to change?

If you’re doing any sort of estate planning, then you should know that digital access is quite literally the bane of everyone’s existence in the process. For spouses, family, executors, banks, and anyone else on either side of your bill payments. Make everyone's life easier and be a serious person with a serious password solution.

Password management is basically digital laundry where you need to keep your digital hygiene clean. And Google Chrome, Apple's iCloud and other systems offer to do it for you. BUT. And this is a BIG OL' BUTT... I don't trust like that!

I want the freedom to move between Google's Android and Apple's iOS. And maybe even some different, secret third option. Like between Windows and my phone. Or Steam. Or whatever it is. Digital rights matter, especially if you're one of the luddites lamenting artificial intelligence -- which has many valid concerns, just not what's often vocalized.

You need to take your digital ID seriously. You need to respect why it is you have to bathe. Germs are real! And the digital equivalent is nasty! And using a password manager, which is FREE, but also offering quality of life features for $200 lifetime from a Swiss company that understands zero-knowledge encryption, secure sharing, and what's really at stake. This is who I go with.

Proton offers other sweet products in addition to a password manager like this one (e.g. their VPN for watching soccer or British detective shows or min/maxing to the max for Australian free public TV). But just this one gives you email aliases (and if you say "but Apple" then please re-read and buff that literacy stat please).

I recommend this and it's an easy investment at $30/year when I already find myself paying ~$30 a meal or per month on some subscription or (half of) a shirt, etc. This is supporting a company I respect (but don't 100% always agree with, because a company is not your identity so you can be misaligned to some % and still respect, e.g. George Washington).

Important note: The link in the button is affiliate link, i.e. I get 30% of your ~$30/year subscription if you sign up. You do not pay any more than ususual, that is just how affiliate links from Wired and half the websites in your feed work. I ought to share everything affiliate I know at some point, because you most likely unwittingly use so many of them that don't disclose like the FTC says you have to and it's one big part of the modern world that makes me so, so, so angry for so many reasons.

This non-affiliate link will be the literally same price (i.e. free or ~$2.99/mo circa July 2026) BUT I will not receive any affiliate credit. And this is their non-affiliate link is to their lifetime version I have which I think is worth the peace of mind.

Other options in the same tool category are Bitwarden (it’s… fine) and LastPass (meh)

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