If you didn’t have siblings, family your closes to, spouse and kids, who would you leave your inheritance to?

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The title.

My last resort would be the Bill Gates foundation. They seem to be very good at choosing things to spend money on. Mind you, they are quite fussy, they will only accept cash, with no strings attached.

A woman’s refuge or domestic violence charity.

To my best friend/her daughter.

My favoured charities.

Me and DP have no children and no family we're close to.

If we both die together (or when the last one of us dies), our will stipulates that the money goes to our local animal charity.

Mine would go to https://www.asn.org.uk. I first learned about them here on NM, and expected they would only be needed temporarily while the new arrangements came into force in Ireland and NI.

It hasn't and I dearly hope they won't need my money but with the recent news from the USA, there is a fair chance they might still be needed in future v

Every child a wanted child seems fair enough to me.

My nephew would get whatever is left. But he will be well provided for by his own parents so I’m not having any qualms about spending it if I want to.

I do have a partner and children but we’ll still be leaving some to animal charities. If I didn’t have a partner and kids, it would all go to animals.

local dog rescue - the two closest to me do incredible work and are constantly appealing for funds for vets bills etc.

Good friends and charities.

Women's refuge.

CABI, they do research into combating invasive species. Helping farmers in Africa grow crops and amongst other things natural control of Japanese knotweed.

I'd spread it around so no one person got "rich". Not that there's that much, but having the value of a modest house land in your lap is life changing and not necessarily for the good.

I would give it to a local hospice.

Ahahahhahaha having enough to leave an. Inheritance hahahahahahahaha

great joke .

I'd try and spend the lot!

If I wasn't able to though, or died before then. Probably the best chunk would go to the 2 children of my best friend. I'm close with them, and have been very involved in their lives so far.
If that relationship fell apart, or drifted. I'd probably leave a token amount to the children of 2 of my cousins, who I see once or twice a year. The rest would be left to various charities that have meant something to me during my life.

Apart from a few small bequests, mine will be held in trust for my late partner's granddaughter.

We discussed it and would have done mirror wills to that effect if he hadn't died very suddenly and prematurely.

My godfather had siblings and a niece when he passed, but he left everything he had to me and my sibling (his godchildren).

He was like our grandfather, my dads best friend. I was only 18 when he died so it gave me a real start on the property ladder. I’m forever grateful for what he gave, and gutted that my husband and child never had the chance to meet him.

If I had no family, or godchildren, I would be splitting what I had and leaving it to friends and charities.

DC1 has severe needs ... I would leave my money to the nursery and the school that have made him so happy throughout his school life.

I have family but no children. Currently our will leaves a large proportion to our very close friend who would look after our dog. The rest is split between our siblings and a particular animal charity, with some specific items going to other friends.

Probably a charity I trusted.

Just realised I wouldn't have him, would I??!

Then maybe a local charity or project: perhaps something where they are trying to raise money to do up part of the town I was born and raised in.

Years ago I was part of a group who met in our local pub after work, all different occupations. This went on for years, some moved on, new "members" joined.

One said he was going to leave us something in his will to have a drink on him.

He died last year and 20 of us got a share of the residual estate, he had no close family. He left very substantial sums to a number of charities as well.

Cheers mate🍷

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Friends and charity.

If I knew I was dying I'd spend my final days doing something similar to CharityNinjas and donate to small causes on just giving etc.
I also quite like the idea of a fund set up in my name to help people who need it.

My god children or a local dog charity.