Gransnetters share the legacy they'd like to leave when they're gone with Cancer Research UK

My legacy will be bringing our children up to be kind and good mannered.

Our children are both better off than we are now! Assuming we don't lose the house due to care costs etc, then our will splits our estate 50/50 between the kids and an animal charity which is close to our hearts. I suppose that any grandchildren in the future might change this & we'd update accordingly.

I have left what I have to family. I tend to support charities at the moment and have never thought to leave a legacy to them.

I have made a simple will ,but need to update it ,I don’t have a great deal of money ,but to leave a little to Cancer research would be my choice ,as so many new drugs have been used to treat cancers and I admire their work ,we all have or know someone dear to us who have had this disease.
I am a lady on my own ,being adopted I didn’t know the family’s medical history

hi will leave it to my daughter

I donate to charities during the year as well as sponsoring people on various charity events, so I won’t leave a large amount to charity as a legacy, my family will need their inheritance.

I hope my legacy will be in the memories of those who knew me. I have made a Will, leaving what I have to my stepson as I have no children of my own. I didn't include a charity, though I will consider this now, as he is older and well established. Probably an animal charity, as Cats have been my best companions in life.

I hope not to have a legacy.

I haven’t actually thought about this subject until now... I really don’t know at this stage in my life but I’d give everything I had for my children to thrive in life when I’m in heaven

I don't know what the future holds for me and my family; at the moment my money situation isn't great but don't know what it will be like when my children are older. I would like to think that was is remembered once I do pass is how much I loved each of my children, that they are successful and rich in happiness when they are older. I hope they all talk to each other and are close with one another.

If I had come in to money it will most likely be left to my three children split equally. I can't say if I would leave to a charity, my views and opinions may change later on in life.

I don't have a will made at this time in my life.

I've already put charitable legacies in my will, with the entire estate going to charity if my family pre-deceases me. I actually need to change the charities now as it's many years since I chose them and my priorities have changed since then!

We haven't specified any charities in our wills.

We give to a cancer charity now, also to one supporting the blind, to the RNLI and a local children's hospice.

I'd like to be remembered. How is up to the people who knew me!

I haven't named any charities in my will as I have nothing to leave, but if things change then so might my will.

I have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer and going for operation very soon. and have already made arrangements to leave to my adult children and 2 charities one of them being Cancer research and the other to Macmillan as I have a very supportive nurse who has helped me come to terms with this.
After going for a number of scans I now have to have a lobectomy and praying all goes well so I can watch my grandchildren and great-grandchildren grow up as much as I am able.

We dont currently consider ourselves as well off enough to be able to leave money to a charity in our will. Our 2 children will be the only beneficiaries having an equal split in our estate. This said we do currently make contributions every month to 2 charities that are close to our hearts. Should our financial situation change in the future i would certainly consider leaving money to a charity

I hope family and friends remember me as kind, caring and sensitive. I’m sorting out a new Will this year - lots to think about. I have supported a range of charities all my working life but can’t offer as much in my retirement. I may consider some bequests but there are so many worthwhile causes, it’s difficult to choose which ones.

I hope to leave a legacy of being kind and enjoying life. I plan to leave as much money as I can to my son, but also have included some smaller amounts to charities that I support.

We have made a will that leaves most of our estate equally between the children - but they do not inherit until they are older as we want them to learn to stand on their own two feet first and the value of hard earned money. We have also left small sums to nieces & nephews and very personal items to named individuals.

I donate monthly to quite a few charities - but yes, if I felt my estate would allow after making sure my children/grandchildren would be okay in life I would consider a gift in my will. Cancer touches most people in their lives sadly so thus would be a good cause.

I hope my children remember me most for the fun times & adventures & experiences I tried to fill their younger years with.

My legacy?

I'm very fortunate that I see my 'legacy' now and am really blessed to do so. We have made a positive difference by sharing our home with very many people over the years and by supporting people through the trauma of homelessness, mental illness and learning difficulties. Many of the people I've worked with have been at the end of their own resources and had given up on life - and are now enjoying stability again. There is no price to be put on that.

Our children lived their whole childhoods in a goldfish bowl, sharing their home (and their parents) with strangers. It has had a huge impact on their lives and not all of it was positive at the time, but they are now very thankful for those experiences and value many of the relationships that were forged - especially with their foster brothers. When they inherit financially from the eventual sale of their childhood home I hope they will feel that our house, having provided for so many others over the years, has provided a tangible return for them.

My husband is younger than me, I will leave everything to him and my children. I don't really have anything much to leave and I would rather I left it all to family.
I hope people remember me for being funny and clever.

A serious health scare prompted my OH and I to write our wills, leaving everything first to the surviving partner then equally between the children. Like other posters we make prefer to make regular gifts to our chosen charities now but leave any estate left to our children.

Our will leaves our money to our 5 children equally. We give to several charities presently. Wateraid is one of our favourites. When we have GC we may update our will and leave some seperately to them.

I'd like my legacy to be that my children and grandchildren are respectful, kind and caring. It will be our family home and it's contents that will be left equally between my children and my grandchildren will be allowed to take anything of sentimental value and I hope that I leave them with memories that bring them comfort and a smile to their face

We are also leaving some money to the RSPB and other environmental organisations. Without a decent environment there is no future.

When our wills are updated, I would like to make sure that
Three charities get donations.They are ones that I support anyway, but leaving something to them is a lovely thought.