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 […]


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 […]


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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, […]


Cremation Services: Costs

Cost of Cremation – Understanding the Prices

Asking how much cremation costs sounds like a straightforward question. Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as it sounds. The actual price of a cremation will depend on where you live and what type of services you choose. Even within your local area, prices vary widely depending on your selected provider. For example, the cost of […]


Organ Donation

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Cross-Cultural Funeral Customs

Cross-Cultural Funeral Service Rituals

By LaVone V. Hazell, MS, FT, LFD For the past two decades, the traditional funeral rite has been in transition for various reasons: changes in social stratification due to a declining economy and shrinking resources; increased immigration to the United States; neo-local spread of the family to many geographic locations; increased demand for cremations; decline in religious practices and increased secular observances; and a shift from ancestral to contemporary funeral rites.


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