Choose the setup that fits your family
The right plan depends on who you trust, where they live, and what they would need to find quickly. These guides give you simple starting points you can copy.
A common starting point is five pieces, with any three needed to bring the secret back. That gives your family a cushion if someone loses a phone, moves away, or cannot be reached. A piece does not have to be held by a person, either. A printed copy in a well chosen spot, a safe deposit box, or your attorney’s file can fill a slot when your circle of trusted people is small.
The Small Circle
You only really trust one or two people. Printed pieces in a hidden spot, a safe deposit box, and an attorney's file stand in for the holders you don't have.
Read the workflowarrow_forwardThe Young Family
Your kids are too young to hold a piece. Spouse, grandparents, a piece behind a framed photo, and your estate attorney cover every gap, including the one nobody likes to think about.
Read the workflowarrow_forwardThe Crypto Holder
Your recovery words are the wallet. Spread five pieces across people, places, and professionals so no fire, robbery, or single person can touch your coins.
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You trust locations more than people. Four of your five pieces live in hiding places only your executor's sealed letter can enumerate.
Read the workflowarrow_forwardThe Business Owner
Banking, payroll, and the domain shouldn't die with you. Partner, attorney, CPA, and the corporate records binder keep the company running.
Read the workflowarrow_forwardThe Family Scattered Across the World
Your people are on three continents. Place the pieces so recovery never starts with an international flight.
Read the workflowarrow_forwardPlanning for Incapacity
Not just death. Set things up so your adult children can step in to manage bills and accounts, but only by acting together.
Read the workflowarrow_forwardThe Couple Protecting Each Other
Two mirrored setups that survive losing one of you, losing both of you, and even a divorce.
Read the workflowarrow_forwardPick a workflow and set it up before it is urgent
Start with one secret, choose the people or places that should hold pieces, and leave your family a plan they can follow.
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