Reserve Methods

Our documentation philosophy

Every method we teach begins on paper. Digital copies may exist for your convenience, but the bound reserve log at our Daejeon office sessions is designed to sit beside your cold storage—not replace it.

Method 1: Indexed binder system

The foundation of our practice. A three-ring binder with:

Front matter: Heir instructions and safe location map
Device register: One page per hardware or paper wallet
Address appendix: Prefix lists cross-referenced to device pages
Annual review log: Dated entries for each maintenance session

This method suits households with two to six devices and straightforward allocation goals.

Method 2: Dual-language parallel entries

For families with members who read Korean and English differently, we create parallel columns on each page. Labels, purposes, and locations appear in both languages. Address prefixes remain universal.

Common among clients with children studying or working abroad who may inherit documentation years later.

Method 3: Steel-backup cross-reference cards

Small laminated cards stored with steel seed backups reference the binder page number where context lives. The card never holds the phrase itself—only a pointer: “See Reserve Log page 7, Device R1.”

This reduces the risk of orphaned backups that future finders cannot interpret.

What we do not use

Cloud-synced spreadsheets as primary records
Screenshot-only documentation
Exchange account exports as substitute for cold-storage labeling

See the methods in practice

Our flagship retirement reserve consultation walks you through one of these methods based on your household structure.

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