Costs of Funeral Homes and Cemeteries

I saw an ad on television today stating that the average cost for a funeral now is $9,000.00.  That's a little more than I thought.  And that does not include cemetery costs which run probably about another $9,000 and up per person.  So that is about $18,000.00 and up PER PERSON!  That's a lot of money and most people are shocked when they figure this out which is usually AFTER someone has died.  These things can be preplanned and prepaid (and financed) while people are alive.  Most people put this on the back burner and do not want to think about it.  Aside from the money there is the emotional part of death.  It is very difficult to figure out the details of the above while you are grieving.  It is a great gift to your survivors to do the above yourself and not leave it to your loved ones.  Cremation can definitely be a much lower cost option.  But why not consider buying your cemetery arrangements from someone who owns graves that they will not use.  You can buy these graves at about 20% of what you would pay the cemetery.  Often these graves include outer burial container vaults and opening and closing interment fees.  Pass these saving to your survivors, a charity, your church, etc.  I am happy to talk to anybody about how easy it is to do this.  Email me at deathternity@gmail.com.  And check out @deathternity on Twitter.