Many South Africans are finding themselves with an increasingly smaller disposable income according to debt management company DebtBusters. The main culprit, they say, are garnishee orders accompanied by deductions for multiple funeral insurance products by shady insurers. The debt impact of funerals in…
Pet lovers and owners are no longer content to bury their deceased pets in their back yards. They are wanting to provide their four-legged family members with the same ceremonious send off that they themselves have. Just in the USA alone, a massive…
Final wishes should not be regarded as a topic to be avoided. Most people feel that to talk about death and funerals is a taboo subject. In the same way, people feel very uncomfortable talking about their last wishes. In actual fact, these…
Mar
30
Drawing Up Your Own Will
Drawing up your own will is not just for those who are on their deathbeds; you can draw up your will even today. You don’t need to wait until you are incapacitated by some illness, neither should you allow for the possibility of…
Paying for a Funeral gets easier as time goes by as there are so many different types of funeral plans available you are bound to find one of them that makes it easier for you to pay back the cost. However it is important to make…
When someone dies at home one’s initial reaction is always shock. Whether it has been expected or sudden, one feels numb and disorientated. Sadness and intense grief follow soon afterwards. Simple decisions seem overwhelming. When a loved one dies at home, especially if the…
There are some funeral benefits for members of the GEPF. The GEPF stands for Government Employees’ Pension Fund. It is important to have a great knowledge about the funeral benefits for GEPF members. What are the funeral benefits for GEPF members? The main…
Mar
24
Saving on Funeral Costs
The one expense that most people don’t think about is a funeral. It is getting expensive to give a loved one the funeral that they deserve. The great thing is that some funeral plans can make the burden of paying for a funeral…
When someone dies naturally no one can make up for unsaid words but we do everything possible by learning on what actions to take when we are bereaved. What can one do in case of a natural death? There are two most significant…