I’ve had mine for 11 years, and I still don’t know it. It was nice when the State of Ohio put it on your driver’s license, but now I either have to dig up that bit of cardboard (which I keep with my passport) or ask my wife (because she wrote it down somewhere that she can find it).
When I was sixteen and went to get my learner’s permit they asked for my social security #, and everything ground to a halt because my mom had it and my dad had no clue. I memorized it that week and have never forgotten it.
But I am very good with numbers. I also have my checkings account # in my head, as well as my driver’s license and the SEFCU savings account #s. The only one that won’t stick is my savings account at Key.
I never tried to memorize anything. I just always know what my Social Security and driver’s license are plus a bunch more. If I ever came to a point where I did not remember any of these numbers, it would be a clear sign to me that dementia was setting in. In fact, a person with dementia may actually remember old things in the early stages. Of course if you never memorized the numbers in the first place, none of this would mean anything. I think it was Einstein who kept notes all over and said, “Why should I remember anything when I can write it down?” Clearly he had a wonderful memory, but did not wish to spend it on mundane stuff.
After a career in the military, mine is chiseled into my brain along with my original service number from 1967. I also know my wife’s SSN, my credit card number, bank account number, ATM number, and several online account numbers.
In college, we used it all the time, so I memorized it through frequent use.
I know mine but I think I lucked out in that there is a repeating pattern of numbers that makes it easy to remember. I’d probably have trouble remembering it if it were 9 different random numbers.
I used to know my driver’s license number and credit card but not anymore. I do remember my bank account number but I’ve had the same one for about 20 years.
I know mine and my wife’s. She sometimes forgets hers (but in fairness, got hers a lot later than I did).
I’m hoping that makes up for my failure to memorize any of my family members’ telephone numbers.
Etched into the brain during college. Back then it was your ID#, but I think most schools use something different now.
I have to mumble through the first 5 digits when asked for the last 4 as security measures on the phone.
Yep. And driver’s license number, and bank card.
Pi to 11 decimal points too!
I always thought I was behind in learning it, in that I didn’t know it by heart until after high school.
I used the wrong number for quite a while, till my dad got a very scary letter from the IRS. I know know my correct one, but still remember the old one as well. I also know my husband’s.
My mother was a stickler for making us remember number sequences, so I learned my social security number while still in grade school. I also memorized my driver’s license number the minute I got it.