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Archive of posts published in the category: Advice
Nov
10

What Happens After an Unnatural Death?

An unnatural death can come out of the blue. Even if you are prepared for the death of a loved one because they had an illness you’re still shocked when death comes. When the phone rings in the middle of the night with…

Nov
7

How to Organise a Home Funeral

A home funeral is definitely something to consider. The average cost of a funeral has doubled recently and families are burying their dead relatives in their gardens. They aren’t even finding out what laws exist about this. However, you are still required to…

Nov
6

Funeral Planning Made Simple

These days with the Internet, the question ‘how do you go about doing that?’ is answered simply. There are millions of dedicated websites taking you through the nitty gritty of how to make things, what to do when you’re ill and also funeral…

Sep
27

Funeral Guidelines in Advance of a Death

Thinking about death and funerals is something people tend to delay till they are seriously ill or they are in their senior years. Here are some Funeral Guidelines to plan ahead in case of the unexpected. While we are healthy and young, it…

Sep
27

Calculating Funeral Fees

Funeral directors just like everyone else, have to pay their bills, but just as in any other business, there are those who operate unethically. It is up to everyone to do their research thoroughly into funeral fees so as to find a funeral…

Sep
25

Pre-Paid Funerals in South Africa

Unfortunately death comes to us all at some point in time, and most times when we least expect it. It calls on anyone night and day, young and old. You have to prepare yourself for the fact that your beloved family members are…

Sep
24

Prepaid Funerals the Answer to High Costs

Fail to plan and you plan to fail. That applies to prepaid funerals too. Throughout life, to avoid chaos, we need to plan, and planning a funeral is one way we can make sure that we don’t leave our loved ones with a…

Sep
24

Inexpensive Funerals Are Possible

Worldwide dying and organising funerals is becoming increasingly pricey with inexpensive funerals a rarity. If you’re in the UK you might have to put aside £4 000 for a funeral while in the United States it would be about 7 or $8 000.…

Sep
23

Planning a Cheap Yet Dignified Funeral

Baby boomers are aging and starting to investigate different funeral options including the cheap dignified funeral option for people of all ages. For those of them who haven’t given much thought to death and its financial implications they will be horrified to discover…

Sep
23

Planning a Low Cost Green Funeral

When people are looking to cut costs, dying and funeral costs don’t come into the equation.Without a funeral plan however, you may find yourself having to find money from somewhere to arrange a low cost green funeral. Funerals have become very expensive and…