Is anyone bothering to make a will

[Funeralprincess]

are any of you making a will? Donating to charity? Or do you just not care? I'm curious about this because I'm unsure what I would do at this point in time when it comes to that aspect of things

 

[jodes2]

No I don't care. It'll either go to my old man or my gf anyway, they can sort it out between them, I'm not leaving much. Certainly not giving it to charity to have it squandered.

 

[Rational man]

Yes. I have earned estate and i dont want the equity falling into the hands of The UK government or my vulture like family, especially brother who stole money from me. ive split half each to my carer and friend , and cat / animals charity who will take care of her when i die.

 

[Funeralprincess]

Yes. I have earned estate and i dont want the equity falling into the hands of The UK government or my vulture like family, especially brother who stole money from me. ive split half each to my carer and friend , and cat / animals charity who will take care of her when i die.

So my mother stole money from me and I don't anything I've saved ending up in the vulture families hands either.. can I message you about some things in terms of how to go about starting a will?

 

[Rational man]

So my mother stole money from me and I don't anything I've saved ending up in the vulture families hands either.. can I message you about some things in terms of how to go about starting a will?

Sure❤

 

[FrozenMango]

no i won't bother

 

[Everlong]

I need to get my wife (separated) on my truck title. That's a tangled web trying to bring that shit up without sounding alarms. She's sole beneficiary to my life insurance policy. I'm hanging price tags on my tolls and I'll leave a booklet with descriptions so she can sell on FB if my son doesn't want them. I'm the tinkerer. He never showed interest but I wonder if I wasn't much fun to learn from. I'm a perfectionist and I've probably thrown away a forest worth of projects that didn't make my grade.
I'm not sure if I'm manic right now but I have a crazy energy getting all of my shit in order. If only life was like this all the time. I'm on 4 hours of sleep and you'd think I just had a power nap. Been like this for 3 days. Seroquel can't even touch this.
Fuck it all. The end is nigh and SI won't know what hit it, the bastard.

 

[hellispink]

I am making an holigraphic will (hand written will). It is legal in my state as long as I sign it and write it myself. I am stating on it that I want to be cremated and leave my ex all my belongings that could be useful for him.

 

[outrider567]

are any of you making a will? Donating to charity? Or do you just not care? I'm curious about this because I'm unsure what I would do at this point in time when it comes to that aspect of things

Yes, Will has been done for months now, all goes to Charity, aside from $25,000 that goes to my Niece who has 4 kids(and one of them a newborn)

 

[Lawliet]

i'm going to make a holographic will. i don't have much money and i don't have too many possessions but i want my money to go to charities, i don't know which ones yet though. charities often can by misleading in where their donations go.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Yes, I need to make a new will. I was so sure I'd die young, I made my first will age 19 I think. I had inheritance money back then (all spent now ). Sad thing is, a few of the original beneficiaries have now passed on and I have a few new friends in my life that I would want to bequeath to now. Not that it will be that much to be honest. I'm terrible with money.

You also need to think about who to appoint as executer of the will. They end up doing loads of frustrating stuff. I want to find a solicitor who will act as executer. Whether I end up going ctb, or a natural death, I expect I'll have no one close left- my Dad is the only one left. I don't want some distant (as in distance and relation) person having to deal with my shit. I'm really hoping I can get all that sorted out before I go- prepaid funeral with no service, house clearing etc.

 

[k1w1]

are any of you making a will? Donating to charity? Or do you just not care? I'm curious about this because I'm unsure what I would do at this point in time when it comes to that aspect of things

Hell yes. Organised charities may have my clothing & my king size bed if they are lucky.
The only NGO I would consider is Prisoners Aid Abroad as they do much for the families. While some of the church groups are well intended, the big name groups get plenty already which is swallowed up in salaries & paperclips. I am using a straightforward DIY will in which spaces are filled out & then returned to be formalized by the legal operator.
I have two single parents as friends who each get an even share. I cant bring myself to sell my collections before I go so I have left instructions on the easiest if not the best way to sell them. I have already sold the big stuff as I want this to be easy for those left standing, I believe I owe these people the minimum of hassle.

 

[September Salt]

i'm going to make a holographic will. i don't have much money and i don't have too many possessions but i want my money to go to charities, i don't know which ones yet though. charities often can by misleading in where their donations go.

Make sure it's legal in your state. Otherwise everything will go to your family.

 

[Lawliet]

Make sure it's legal in your state. Otherwise everything will go to your family.

i appreciate that, it is thankfully legal in my state. my worry is that a lot of my money is tied up in one of my mom's bank accounts (long story short we are trying to bypass the whole "you can only have 2k USD in your bank account at a time" rule from social security. it's really messy but i would hope she would respect my wishes.

 

[anna1234888]

This is one of the last steps I need to take. I am going to open up a savings account for my younger brother. I finally have extra money for the first time in my life and I don't want that just left in a bank account that no one has access to. I'm not very close with that side of my family so they will not notice I'm gone for a very long time after I am. I am worried about my mother tho. It will only take her a day or two to figure out that something is wrong. I want to leave her a chunk of change as well, but that will just tip her off even more and she will likely call 911 which wont help anything, so I'm unsure of how to leave her money.

JKJK I just figured it out. I can write her a check and mail it to her. Itll take a few days to get there.

 

[qwaspel]

no i dont really care about who it goes to

 

[Pluto]

My legal will was a big project that I have been thinking about for years. Doing it reliably is not a very cheap affair, especially in my area. I was quoted $1,400, and even then, the lawyer didn't bother getting back to me, and now I'm sort of over it. I had planned to leave everything to a niece who is the only person in the family who actually likes me. But in the end, it doesn't seem worth the hassle.

For those leaving things to friends instead of family, there is a small danger that the family might try and go after the friends, or even accuse them of being complicit in the suicide for financial gain. It's a thought that I've had, knowing how incredibly un-trustworthy my family is. Note that Exit International recommends writing a suicide note which stresses that the decision has been made of one's own accord with no outside influence.

By default, with no proper will, everything goes to the family. It's an unfortunate irony that people who did everything possible to destroy me will be financially rewarded, but I've resigned myself to that reality. Let them have it all.

 

[yuzuchan]

I don't have much to leave if I will or not I don't really know.
At the moment I don't care enough to and if I change my mind about it, itd proably be to late so I guess not

 

[ojinzo]

are any of you making a will? Donating to charity? Or do you just not care? I'm curious about this because I'm unsure what I would do at this point in time when it comes to that aspect of things

I think if you have resources to share, do it. I'm broke with nothing but a crappy job I go to to get the money to buy the ingredients. I have nothing to leave behind

 

[Rational man]

Noteworthy - If you didnt know already, some charities will write your last will and testament. They might quite rightly, expect to be a beneficiary too in some way. In UK, some solicitors can offer a fixed cost so its worth considering options. I paid about £200 for my will..i needed several witnesses to sign paperwork. Power of Attorney.and.advanced.directive might be useful for health and.death issues. Anyone alive of any age should think about this. After all, No one is guaranteed tomorrow are they?. Im quite sick now and time is running short but having my WIL done, cuts out my awful family and any other vultures waiting for the pickings

 

[rationaltake]

Noteworthy - If you didnt know already, some charities will write your last will and testament. They might quite rightly, expect to be a beneficiary too in some way. In UK, some solicitors can offer a fixed cost so its worth considering options. I paid about £200 for my will..i needed several witnesses to sign paperwork. Power of Attorney.and.advanced.directive might be useful for health and.death issues. Anyone alive of any age should think about this. After all, No one is guaranteed tomorrow are they?. Im quite sick now and time is running short but having my WIL done, cuts out my awful family and any other vultures waiting for the pickings

I got my will done during last October charity will month. It's similar. I went to a solicitor participating in the scheme. There was a list of charities you could mention in your will if you wanted. I picked the animal one. So I paid nothing up front. I've done the advance decision online via Compassion in Dying. It's free. Just fill it in and print it. Sign and get it witnessed if necessary. I was even able to email them to check my wording and they suggested the best way to phrase things.

 

[k1w1]

My legal will was a big project that I have been thinking about for years. Doing it reliably is not a very cheap affair, especially in my area. I was quoted $1,400, and even then, the lawyer didn't bother getting back to me, and now I'm sort of over it. I had planned to leave everything to a niece who is the only person in the family who actually likes me. But in the end, it doesn't seem worth the hassle.

For those leaving things to friends instead of family, there is a small danger that the family might try and go after the friends, or even accuse them of being complicit in the suicide for financial gain. It's a thought that I've had, knowing how incredibly un-trustworthy my family is. Note that Exit International recommends writing a suicide note which stresses that the decision has been made of one's own accord with no outside influence.

By default, with no proper will, everything goes to the family. It's an unfortunate irony that people who did everything possible to destroy me will be financially rewarded, but I've resigned myself to that reality. Let them have it all.

All the above are facts. However if you stipulate that anything of your estate: property, posessions, money is to go to individuals OTHER than the family ... then that is how it is.
I feel your hassle with will-making but it is worth it. Ive watched plenty of these scenarios at the time of life I am at, & have literally watched vultures descend upon a house the day after the funeral to get theirs!!!! Peace.

 

[Lost Magic]

Yes, I already made up a charity (free will) months ago. I struggled to get a witness (who I didn't want to know about my affairs) so a local lawyer charged me £36. All I need is to send a letter of wishes along with my will and that will be me all set.