Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Money & Business

Alpha Consumer by Kimberly Palmer

How to Plan an Affordable Funeral

October 17, 2007 10:48 AM ET | Kimberly Palmer | Permanent Link | Print

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Prearranging Funerals Is A Good Idea

In the same way, adult children will often disagree over funeral arrangements. Making your own prearranged & prefunded funeral plans is a good way to keep some measure of control over what will be selected and what amount of money will be spent on your own funeral arrangements. The tone of your original article was very negative toward this concept, yet here you are basicall advocating it to avoid strife among family members and financial stress at the time of your death. A handful of bad funeral homes found in the US should not lead US NEWS to give misguided information about the beneficial services offered by the thousands of ethical funeral directors across the country. Funeral Consumer's Alliance is just one voice in the discussion. I also like National Funeral Director's Association website and Forethought Life Insurance Company, for helpful and balanced information.

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George7902@yahoo.com

The best way to plan furneral services.

I have more questions than suggestions or answers.

1. What does the average cemetary plot costs. 2. Does it make sense to buy a family plot or an individual plot. 3. Are there any places that offer furneral services and sell furneral plots.

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There are many credible online casket companies. I definately did my research first. We elected to use www.dignifiedcaskets.com and were very happy with the quality and the financial savings.

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Kimberly Palmer, senior editor for U.S. News & World Report, writes about how to save money, avoid scams, manage debt, and be a savvy shopper. Share with her your own money issues by sending questions to alphaconsumer@usnews.com.

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