| Making funeral plans can be a very stressful event. | | | | One way to avoid this problem is to consider |
| Many things must be considered and decisions made. | | | | prearranging funeral services. Many funeral homes and |
| This usually comes at a time when most people are at | | | | cemeteries now offer programs that allow you to |
| their worst, mentally. | | | | preplan funeral and burial arrangements. In some |
| Today, it is not uncommon for traditional funeral and | | | | cases, they will even freeze your costs for these |
| burial costs to be well over $10,000+ in many areas of | | | | services. As a funeral director, I stronglyurge anyone to |
| the United States, and these costs continue to rise | | | | consider looking into these options at your facility of |
| fast! This is due in large part, to the rapid increase in | | | | choice. This one thing alone could potentially save you |
| cremation rates overthe past few years. As a result, | | | | thousands of dollars as funeral prices continue to |
| many families are finding it difficult to pay these | | | | escalate. |
| expenses. This makes an already difficult time much | | | | Another way is to become educated about the |
| harder for the family. | | | | process of funeral planning. There is an abundance of |
| As an active licensed funeral director with over 28 | | | | material available on this subject and much of it is free |
| years funeral service experience, I have personally | | | | for the asking. Contact your funeral facility of choice, |
| assisted thousands of families in making funeral plans | | | | most willbe happy to send you educational material |
| for a loved one. While some were prepared, | | | | that could possibly save you thousands of dollars |
| unfortunately in my experiences, most were not and | | | | when the time of need arises and hopefully make that |
| finances was usually the key issue. | | | | time less stressful. |