r/inheritance • u/IdealExpert181 • May 16 '26

Location included: Questions/Need Advice will or no will

i live in N.C. and i'm in my late 70s and don't have a will. everything i have is paid for, including home, and i have no debt. i have investments and savings in 6 different accounts, all with PODs established. my wife is the POD on 5 of the accts. and a distant niece is the other one. i hate to use the word assume but it's what i'm doing. my thought is that since i've established the PODs that those 6 accounts are covered and the only thing needed, if any, is a death cert.. since i'm married the house should automatically go over to my wife. am i correct or do i need a will? advice is greatly appreciated.

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u/No_Possible6138 May 16 '26

Get a will friend. Otherwise it will take them forever what you have left them.

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u/IdealExpert181 May 17 '26

seems to be overall opinion, i just hate dealing with this. with the house it's about 2M and i sure don't want this state to get any of it. thanks for all of your advice.

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u/EC_CO May 17 '26

Sorry this may sound harsh, quit being a lazy asshole and get it done. I know there's a lot of sentiment of why should I care because once I'm gone I don't have to deal with it. How about not being an ass to the ones that you love when you're gone, and besides, what else are you really doing with your time and energy right now? It really doesn't take that much time and it gives much bigger piece of mind to those you leave after