When it comes to preplanning your own funeral, it may be hard to know where to start or what steps to take. Use the following checklist to help you get started with one of the most important plans you will make in your life. Today we’ll examine the first five tips. (more…)
After the death of Sgt. Paul M. McAlister II, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” contacted the bereaved family’s funeral home and offered to pick-up the tab on any unpaid funeral expenses, which was more than $3,000.
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.
Grieving families often feel pressured to make decisions quickly and don’t have the time or inclination to shop around for the best deals on funeral services. The solution: Preplan your funeral TODAY. When you preplan your funeral, you can save your family both stress and money by making careful, educated decisions.
Marcela Enriquez of Sylmar, Calif., is a healthy 31-year-old mother of a daughter who is not even a year old. Enriquez already has her funeral planned, an urn purchased and a prepaid plan to have her body cremated when the time comes.
