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10 Tips to Make Funeral Planning Easier, Part 2

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Continued from 10 Tips to Make Funeral Planning Easier, Part 1 (more…)

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Don’t Count on Life Insurance to Pay for Your Funeral Expenses

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Life insurance, according to insurance sales people, is something parents who truly love their families purchase. While life insurance can tremendously help your family financially after you die, don’t expect your family to receive any money right away. One of the biggest sales pitches agents use to get people to purchase life insurance is that it will pay for your funeral costs, but the reality is that it will help pay for the debts incurred from your funeral.

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Mistaken Identity with Bittersweet Results

Monday, July 26th, 2010

About a week ago, the evening for a group of young adults from Arizona ended tragically after a fatal car accident. Abby Guerra, age 19, and four of her friends were returning from Disneyland when their car crashed on the way home. Officials reported that Guerra and her friend, Tyler Parker, died as a result.

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Online Memorials Can Help Facebook Users Truly Memorialize Lost Friends

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Facebook has a problem with ghosts. Facebook users keep receiving prompts to send a message to people on their friends who have died, which is disturbing to many.

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Pet Care Added to End-of-Life Services

Monday, March 29th, 2010

The Oregonian published an article at the end of last month about the evolving world of end-of-life services and hospice care. Apparently, the most recent addition to such services is pet care.

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