Sort out your finances: Part 1, make a will

It's Monday morning, it's winter, the car's playing up, your toaster's on the blink, you hate your job, the milk's off, George has tummy ache, it's raining, you're tired, running late, where's the keys? Arrgghh!

But never mind.

Why?

Because you're going to die.

For the first few days of our new blog - eight to be exact - we're going to show you how to sort out your finances. The stuff you must do, the stuff you must not put off any longer. And by the end of next week it'll all be out of the way and you can start to relax.

It's part of a tried-and-tested programme. And it starts like this.

Part 1. Make a will.

Even you if you haven't got any money if you die without a will a stranger in a suit in a court will decide who brings up your children. If that's not enough to scare you into action, if you have no will your estate is likely to be divvied up among your relatives, some of whom you may not even like. And if you're not married, woah, forget about it.

So what you need to do this lunchtime is:

1. Fill in the form at our will writing service, wait for the experts to get in touch, make an appointment, make a will.

That's all there is to it.

It's not work.

Just do it.

For those who'd like some light background reading try these:

• Guide to will writing
• Ten tips to the perfect will
• Alternative guide to wills
• Ask an expert: Can we rip up our new wills?

Sort our your finances

Part 1 - the will
Part 2 - the credit card debt
Part 3 - the life insurance
Part 4 - the company pension
Part 5 - the house
Part 6 - the emergency savings
Part 7 - the get rich slow plan
Part 8 - the fee-based adviser

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[Seamus McCauley]

Also, if you would like a will but don't fancy paying for it the Woking solicitors Buglear Bate still seem to be running their (possibly monthly) competition to Win a Will: see at their website http://www.buglear-bate.co.uk

(Which reminds me that I won a will from them back in December 2004 and then never did anything about it. I really should sort that out...)