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

I'd like to be known as kind after I have departed. As for charity / leaving money to them there is a good chance most will be taken by Alzheimer's care as we managed to scrimp and save for a mortgage... I now wonder why we bothered!

Our money will go to our daughter, we support lots of charities and we are working hard to give our daughter an easier life than we had.

We will not be leaving any money to charity as we are leaving whatever we have to our children.

Well there won't be any money. There is a will and hopefully that will make things easier. I hope people will just think of me from time to time and think about happy times we shared!

I have included the rspb in my will. They provide valuable habitats, not only for birds but to preserve natural area for out future generations

It would be nice to be able to leave my family with enough to ease some of their own financial burdens. And have some left over to put to charities close to my heart. I hope I am remembered fondly by the people that I know and that my family and friends have many funny anecdotes to share about me for years to come.

My children are my legacy. Over the years we have bought a few nice paintings and we plan to leave these to named children depending on which ones they like most. Not a lot but they will have a memory of us through art.

I don't expect to have much money to leave especially if I need to pay for care. I'd hope to have left those around me with memories of quality time spent together though.

To be honest with you I will leave everything to my family. HOWEVER, I do raise money for various charities and donate throughout my life. Also when I inherit from my parents then I will be making donations then too.

Have made a will leaving everything to my four children. I hope I'm remembered as a loving mother and grandmother.

I think that what it boils down too, is that I wish to be remembered with love and fondness.

We've made a will. We only have one child and everything will go to her. We have stipulated that a small amount of money should go to our three nephews who we have always been close to. We need to update our will I think as it was made over 20 years ago. We may consider leaving some to charity now. My husband has prostate cancer and he has had excellent care.

The one who was always there

I haven't written a will yet, but charity donations are definitely an option. It'll be nice to know that some good will become of my money

We have a disabled daughter who will always need care so we will be leaving all we can to her.

I'm leaving my estate to my children, I worry about their futures and want to do what I can to make their lives easier.

I have given to certain charities all my life and will continue to do so, but will not be making any specific instructions in my will. I trust my children to be generous to any particular organisation that may have helped me in my "dying" years and will leave that decision to them.

I won’t be leaving any money to charity in my will but would hope any donations received at my funeral will be split between the two charities I currently volunteer with.

I have made a will, chances are I will die before my younger hubby, and I have a long term chronic pain condition. As I only recently met/married him I made provision for my daughter to receive my share of equity should my hubby remarry, go into a care home or die after me. Initially when I die it goes to him as I would not make him homeless as equity is tied up in the house, BUT should he remarry I do not want the next wife claiming my daughters inheritance as I already had a substantial sum to which she was untitled before I met him. After recent controversies on BBC news the past year or two, I am afraid my trust in charities has gradually fizzled out. I used to do quite a bit of fund raising but as things came to light my heart was no longer in it.

I lost my daughter aged just 33 to mouth cancer so if I had anything to leave it would go to mouth cancer research. I do think though that Cancer Uk seems to get a lot of money from donations, with the only improvements being breast cancer. I am sure other people would say different but that is how I feel.

I will leave everything I have to my children as I want them to live a comfortable life. However, I donate to charity whilst I am alive.

As we donate to various charities now, we are leaving everything of ours to our children and grandchildren. I know that then they will probably donate to charities.

Everything we leave will go to our children and grandchildren. We do already give quite a lot to charity currently.

We have made a will and left our property/belongings to our children. Our children have not been able to financially purchase their own property so we hope this boost of cash once we are gone will help them in some way which can then be passed down with their own children.

I donate to charity, however, I will not be leaving a donation in my will.
Any money will be left to our son, in the hope it can get him on the property ladder. We don't have much money, but homes are becoming more & more difficult to own or even rent, so any security we can give him is our prime objective.