A 2015 survey found that 64 percent of Americans don’t have a will. In a blast from the past, we took a look back at a July 1927 article published by Trusts & Estates, to compare the rationale then and now as to why so many individuals defer the drafting of their wills and explain why our generation’s reasoning is flawed. In 1927, the top reasons were:

Source: Now and Then: NIne Reasons Why People Procrastinate Making Wills