Thinking about building a simple “Seed Planner” for long-term self-custody (14yo learning)
I’m 14 and currently learning about Bitcoin self-custody and long-term storage.
One thing I noticed while studying hardware wallets and seed backups is that most beginners (including me at first) don’t have a clear plan for:
where to store the seed
how many backups to make
how to avoid single points of failure
how to think about inheritance or loss scenarios
So I started sketching an idea for a very simple offline “seed planning” tool that would:
help you map your backup locations (without storing the seed itself)
suggest redundancy levels (1 copy vs 2 vs 3)
model basic loss scenarios (fire, theft, forgotten location)
generate a checklist for safe storage practices
No internet
no seed input
just a planning assistant to think through your setup before you actually store anything.
My goal is purely educational and to help beginners avoid obvious mistakes when moving to self-custody.
For people here who already use hardware wallets:
How did you plan your backup strategy?
Did you think about inheritance and loss scenarios in advance, or figure it out later?
Trying to learn what a good setup looks like before I build anything.
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