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Originally Posted by acme.mail.order

I also really like the shopping list idea

That was intended as a joke about hiding things in plain sight. I guess I needed to put a smiley there after all.
Haven't you read "Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman" ?

No, seriously, I like the shopping list on a sticky. But I'd change the password to something like (using your example) "ltpiccp", and use a list more appropriate for next to the computer, like "update router firmware, get new usb hub, spindle of DVDs".

And you can always stash that encrypted DMG inside ~/.glibc_opt

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Originally Posted by acme.mail.order

... The OP wants to guard against casual snoopers and perhaps a laptop thief, not the computer forensics department.
I also really like the shopping list idea. The investment portfolio should probably go on a disk image, the Will should not. The Swiss Bank Account numbers shouldn't be in the computer at all.

And pencil+paper encryption IS unbreakable. :D

Yep, that's all I'm interested in doing. The hidden file is a common UNIX notion to be sure. I only want my personal files invisible to family and friends who use my computer from time-to-time (computer novices). If something is that important to me, I'll store it in a safety deposit box down at the bank. Interesting turn of the thread though!