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.
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.
Results
| My will is up to date |  | 13 votes (52%) |
| I have a will but it isn’t up to date | | 12 votes (48%) |
| I don’t need one, I’ve nothing to leave | | 36 votes (18%) |
| I don’t want to think about dying | | 12 votes (6%) |
| It’s too expensive | | 11 votes (5%) |
| I don’t really know where to start | | 45 votes (22%) |
| Everything will go to my spouse or children anyway | | 13 votes (6%) |
| I’m happy to let someone else worry about what happens | | 4 votes (2%) |
| I’ve never got round to it | | 20 votes (10%) |
| I’m too young to worry about it | | 58 votes (29%) |
| Other reason | | 4 votes (2%) |
| My will is up to date | | 69 votes (78%) |
| I have a will but it isn’t up to date | | 19 votes (22%) |
| I don’t need one, I’ve nothing to leave | | 78 votes (11%) |
| I don’t want to think about dying | | 24 votes (3%) |
| It’s too expensive | | 54 votes (7%) |
| I don’t really know where to start | | 148 votes (20%) |
| Everything will go to my spouse or children anyway | | 121 votes (17%) |
| I’m happy to let someone else worry about what happens | | 18 votes (2%) |
| I’ve never got round to it | | 165 votes (23%) |
| I’m too young to worry about it | | 89 votes (12%) |
| Other reason | | 25 votes (3%) |
| My will is up to date | | 188 votes (73%) |
| I have a will but it isn’t up to date | | 70 votes (27%) |
| I don’t need one, I’ve nothing to leave | | 38 votes (5%) |
| I don’t want to think about dying | | 12 votes (2%) |
| It’s too expensive | | 71 votes (10%) |
| I don’t really know where to start | | 173 votes (24%) |
| Everything will go to my spouse or children anyway | | 133 votes (18%) |
| I’m happy to let someone else worry about what happens | | 10 votes (1%) |
| I’ve never got round to it | | 240 votes (33%) |
| I’m too young to worry about it | | 11 votes (2%) |
| Other reason | | 33 votes (5%) |
| My will is up to date | | 447 votes (72%) |
| I have a will but it isn’t up to date | | 170 votes (28%) |
| I don’t need one, I’ve nothing to leave | | 12 votes (2%) |
| I don’t want to think about dying | | 21 votes (4%) |
| It’s too expensive | | 50 votes (9%) |
| I don’t really know where to start | | 116 votes (21%) |
| Everything will go to my spouse or children anyway | | 88 votes (16%) |
| I’m happy to let someone else worry about what happens | | 7 votes (1%) |
| I’ve never got round to it | | 219 votes (39%) |
| I’m too young to worry about it | | 4 votes (1%) |
| Other reason | | 40 votes (7%) |
| My will is up to date | | 583 votes (79%) |
| I have a will but it isn’t up to date | | 153 votes (21%) |
| I don’t need one, I’ve nothing to leave | | 10 votes (5%) |
| I don’t want to think about dying | | 11 votes (6%) |
| It’s too expensive | | 19 votes (10%) |
| I don’t really know where to start | | 41 votes (21%) |
| Everything will go to my spouse or children anyway | | 34 votes (18%) |
| I’m happy to let someone else worry about what happens | | 2 votes (1%) |
| I’ve never got round to it | | 63 votes (33%) |
| I’m too young to worry about it | 0 votes (0%) | |
| Other reason | | 11 votes (6%) |
3,415 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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