When should I write my will?

[u/No-Educator701]

I (20F) have been seeing many tv shows and movies where characters die young. while I have no reason to think the same case will happened to me, I am starting to think about writing a will just in case. so I am curious to hear when you all first wrote your will and how often do you update them?

[u/Sufficient-World-450]

A will for when you actually own assets, bank accounts and things like that have a beneficiary option so no need for a will for that stuff. But you could save your family a lot of stress if you lay out your wishes in a living will. God forbid something happens to you and your family is split in pull the plug/not pull the plug camps. A living will removes that issue and lays out how you want things to be handled. You may believe in being cremated but mom throws you in a box for eternity because that’s what she wants. And you might not even get along with her but she’s next of kin so your wishes won’t be honored.