Do you have a will? If not, why not?
If you want to dictate where your assets go when you die, you need a will. Die without one and on top of the grief, it can cause a financial nightmare for the people you care about. A will can be made cheaply, and sometimes for free (see our Cheap Wills guide). So do you have a will and if not, why not? Please select ALL of the options that apply to you. PS: Thanks to @JodieRamsdens for suggesting this.
If you want to dictate where your assets go when you die, you need a will. Die without one and on top of the grief, it can cause a financial nightmare for the people you care about. A will can be made cheaply, and sometimes for free (see our Cheap Wills guide). So do you have a will and if not, why not?
Please select ALL of the options that apply to you.
PS: Thanks to @JodieRamsdens for suggesting this.
Results
| My will is up to date |  |
37 votes (54%) |
| I have a will but it isn’t up to date | |
31 votes (46%) |
| I don’t need one, I’ve nothing to leave | |
155 votes (19%) |
| I don’t want to think about dying | |
61 votes (7%) |
| It’s too expensive | |
63 votes (8%) |
| I don’t really know where to start | |
185 votes (23%) |
| Everything will go to my spouse or children anyway | |
48 votes (6%) |
| I’m happy to let someone else worry about what happens | |
19 votes (2%) |
| I’ve never got round to it | |
100 votes (12%) |
| I’m too young to worry about it | |
171 votes (21%) |
| Other reason | |
13 votes (2%) |
| My will is up to date | |
146 votes (80%) |
| I have a will but it isn’t up to date | |
36 votes (20%) |
| I don’t need one, I’ve nothing to leave | |
266 votes (13%) |
| I don’t want to think about dying | |
98 votes (5%) |
| It’s too expensive | |
168 votes (8%) |
| I don’t really know where to start | |
466 votes (23%) |
| Everything will go to my spouse or children anyway | |
320 votes (16%) |
| I’m happy to let someone else worry about what happens | |
35 votes (2%) |
| I’ve never got round to it | |
451 votes (22%) |
| I’m too young to worry about it | |
205 votes (10%) |
| Other reason | |
45 votes (2%) |
| My will is up to date | |
493 votes (66%) |
| I have a will but it isn’t up to date | |
251 votes (34%) |
| I don’t need one, I’ve nothing to leave | |
143 votes (6%) |
| I don’t want to think about dying | |
65 votes (3%) |
| It’s too expensive | |
267 votes (12%) |
| I don’t really know where to start | |
555 votes (24%) |
| Everything will go to my spouse or children anyway | |
425 votes (18%) |
| I’m happy to let someone else worry about what happens | |
28 votes (1%) |
| I’ve never got round to it | |
693 votes (30%) |
| I’m too young to worry about it | |
36 votes (2%) |
| Other reason | |
89 votes (4%) |
| My will is up to date | |
887 votes (68%) |
| I have a will but it isn’t up to date | |
409 votes (32%) |
| I don’t need one, I’ve nothing to leave | |
57 votes (4%) |
| I don’t want to think about dying | |
52 votes (4%) |
| It’s too expensive | |
149 votes (10%) |
| I don’t really know where to start | |
351 votes (24%) |
| Everything will go to my spouse or children anyway | |
265 votes (18%) |
| I’m happy to let someone else worry about what happens | |
13 votes (1%) |
| I’ve never got round to it | |
513 votes (35%) |
| I’m too young to worry about it | |
11 votes (1%) |
| Other reason | |
56 votes (4%) |
| My will is up to date | |
544 votes (76%) |
| I have a will but it isn’t up to date | |
175 votes (24%) |
| I don’t need one, I’ve nothing to leave | |
14 votes (4%) |
| I don’t want to think about dying | |
14 votes (4%) |
| It’s too expensive | |
43 votes (12%) |
| I don’t really know where to start | |
73 votes (21%) |
| Everything will go to my spouse or children anyway | |
70 votes (20%) |
| I’m happy to let someone else worry about what happens | |
8 votes (2%) |
| I’ve never got round to it | |
107 votes (31%) |
| I’m too young to worry about it | |
1 votes (0%) |
| Other reason | |
19 votes (5%) |
7,935 people have voted.
We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.
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