Plan a Funeral for $800 or Less
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Perhaps I’m not particularly sentimental, but after the medical community is done with my body, I want to be cremated and have my ashes thrown in the eyes of my enemy. And like so many others, my end-of-life plans remain incomplete. I still have yet to write the list of enemies.
If you, or your loved ones, won’t do without a ceremony, it’s not necessary that they spend thousands for it, though that’s what could happen if you leave it up to the funeral industry.
According to an article on MSN Money:
The average funeral in the United States costs $6,500, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. The true sum can easily reach $10,000 once a burial plot, flowers and other costs are included, the AARP says.
Some suggestions that they give include considering direct cremation (without a funeral service or viewing), or selecting a simple casket, or even direct burial–the deceased person is interred quickly, without a public viewing or any of embalming, cosmetology, or funeral services.
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