Paying for a Funeral

Learning How to Pay for a Funeral

It is never easy when someone close to you dies. In the best of cases, money is set aside to cover the cost of burial and funeral. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out that way and can mean looking for how to pay for a funeral. Today’s average funeral costs more than $8,500, but that […]


Funerals and Covid

We Still Need Funerals

Where Are Funerals When You Need Them? Funerals in the time of COVID Part 2 If you are like most of us, you are tired of talking about the pandemic, tired of staying home, and tired of worrying about whether you or a loved one has the virus. Unfortunately, for those who have lost someone […]


Online Funeral Planner Now Free For Troubled Times

WILMETTE, IL., April 7, 2020 — Funeralwise, the industry leader in online funeral planning with over 47,000 plans created on its site, is offering its most comprehensive planning tool, the Wise Plan Complete, free to the public during the COVID-19 crisis. According to Funeralwise Managing Partner, Rick Paskin, “During these difficult times we want to […]


Funeral Planning System

Funeral Planning Your Way With The Wise Planning System The Wise Planning System is a set of easy-to-use tools for do-it-yourself funeral planning. It puts you in control of your funeral planning. You can make your funeral plans ahead of time without needing to meet with a funeral director. Share your plans with your family […]


Planning Your Funeral

Planning Your Funeral – No Money Needed!

Preplanning is not prepaying. When you think about planning a funeral in advance, you probably assume you’ll have to break out the checkbook. Think again. Preplanning and prepaying are NOT the same thing. There is a big difference between creating a funeral plan and buying one. You can prepare a comprehensive plan for how you would […]


Final Expense Insurance: What You Need To Know

Here, you’ll find the information you’ll need to be a wise shopper for final expense insurance. Whether you are interested in purchasing coverage now or are just doing some research, we can help. Also, if you wish, we can shop the market to find the best policy for your particular situation. It’s always best to […]


Paying for a funeral when there is no money

How to Pay For A Funeral When There Isn’t Any Money

It is never easy when someone close to you dies. It can be even harder if you are left to make the arrangements. Even harder still if there is no money to pay for a funeral. In the best of cases, there is money set aside to cover the cost of burial and funeral. Unfortunately, […]


Paying for a Funeral Frequently Asked Questions

Paying for a Funeral FAQs

Deciding how to pay for a funeral can be a challenge. This is especially true if the death was unexpected or the deceased made no arrangements in advance. The best way by far to make sure that the resources you need when the time comes are there is to plan in advance. Of course, this […]


Paying for a Funeral

Paying for a Funeral

Deciding how to pay for a funeral can be difficult. Funerals are expensive, and there are many decisions to make. To make matters worse, it may be a very emotional time for you and your family. In the best of worlds, there is money set aside for this specific purpose. Even if there are funds […]


Planning a funeral is like planning a wedding

Yes, planning a funeral really is just like planning a wedding.

Can you imagine having a big wedding without doing all the planning? As good as that might sound since you’d be skipping the stress, most of us would never even consider it. With all the details–from choosing the venue to selecting the food–it’s just not practical. So if you can’t imagine having that storybook wedding […]


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