Last time we checked, you need a funeral director to cremate your remains. So if it is your intention to be cremated and you know without a shadow of a doubt that this is your decision, then go ahead and make arrangements.
Did you know that you can pre pay for your cremation and freeze the everything at today’s price? Ok, I guess “freeze” is a bad term, but you get what we’re trying to convey here.
So you’ve finally figured out that you are going to die, and that you need to take this burden off of your survivors. That’s a good thing. So now call your nearest funeral provider and tell them you would like to pay for your cremation in advance.
Or better yet, contact us, and we will make sure that you are contacted by a reputable funeral director who will help you make your final arrangements.
You will gain peace of mind knowing that everything has been taken care of long before there was a death. Once you pre arrange everything you receive an id card that you carry in your wallet that says: “At time of death please call this number”.
Pretty cool huh? You arrange to be picked up at time of death and taken to the funeral home. When the family comes in to meet with the funeral director, they will find out that everything was taken care of and all plans were made.
So if it is your intention to be scattered all over the place, then go ahead and make those arrangements. If you don’t, and the family doesn’t know what you want, then guess what? They may have you embalmed and stick you in a casket and bury you. And if you have a phobia about being buried, then you are SOL.
So, doesn’t it make sense to go ahead and make your final arrangements and get everything taken care of long before there’s been a death?
Sure it does. We know, because we are comprised of funeral professionals that work and meet with families every day.
I’m Going To Be Scattered-Don’t Need To Make Funeral Plans
I Don’t Plan On Going Anywhere Anytime Soon!
Brilliant statement from those who don’t want to accept the fact that they are going to die and need to take care of everything before they do!
None of us want to go anywhere anytime soon!
But, are we prepared when we do?
Think about it, and when you’re done thinking about it, then go ahead and take care of 100% of your funeral arrangements.
It makes sense!
My Children Will Take Care of Me When I Die?
Really? Your children know what to do when you die? Are they professionals in the field of death care?
How are they going to know what to do? Have you discussed your plans with them? Have you told them whether or not you’re going to be cremated or have a traditional burial with a casket in a grave?
Are you really the type of parent that would actually place that burden on your child/children?
You may say: “I’ve left enough life insurance behind that will take care of everything.”
Guess what? Insurance makes no decisions, insurance does not stop inflation, insurance was never intended to go towards burial and or cremation expenses.
Didn’t you purchase life insurance so that your spouse and or surviving family members would be comfortable financially after you have passed away?
Children have no clue what’s involved meeting with a funeral director on the darkest day of their lives. No clue at all.
Think twice before you place this burden on your children. Or better yet, just go ahead and get it done. Plan your funeral in advance, pay for it, and get it off your plate. You are going to die!
We Want To Think About it, Talk About it, Pray About it
Now this is one of the lamest excuses I’ve ever heard from a family in reference to whether or not they wanted to purchase a prepaid funeral service.
That was their response after a funeral pre need representative had been explaining the features, advantages and benefits of pre planning a funeral in advance for nearly three hours.
First of all the family agreed that it was a good idea to go ahead and pre arrange their funerals long before a death occurred.
Neither family member was sick, but they just couldn’t bear to go ahead and make a decision to go ahead and take that burden of of one another.
I guess they really did make a decision! They made a decision to not make a decision.
And guess what? They are no further ahead in their pre planning than they were before that funeral professional met with them at their home.
My point is, the average person will come up with hundreds of excuses why not to do this in advance. It makes sense to take care of all of this before there is a death. By doing so, you take the burden off of your surviving spouse and family members!
Urgent! You Need A Legacy Locker Today!
Damn, don’t you wish you’d thought of this?
Legacy Locker provides a safe and secure way to pass your online accounts to your friends and family. It’s the ultimate “power of the blog”. It’s inexpensive and easy to figure out.
Pre-planning your funeral will make good sense. In this age of information and technology, making plans for what happens to your online presence should be a part of that pre-planning. That’s why I’m in the process of setting up a Legacy Locker for all my domains and accounts. Http://www.legacylocker.com
If you belong to any online groups at all, if you have any blogs or websites, you should look into this. In addition, if you play any online games or belong to any groups where your credit card is charged automatically on a monthly basis, this type of service is for you. Otherwise, your family will end up having to pay for all those charges during a time of mourning.
Preparing ahead of time just as preparing your funeral or cremation plans, helps minimize the stress your family will go through. If you prepare for what will happen to your pet or car in the event of your death, you should also consider dealing with your email, blog, and other internet presences. The people and friends you interact with in those communities will be grateful for information about you and in turn they can help support your family through a difficult time.
When you’re ready to pre-plan, you should definitely add your internet presence to the to-do list. Whether you choose Legacy Locker or you simply make a list of your passwords and login information, preparing in advance gives you peace of mind, knowing that your online world will be taken care of and informed.
Now that’s a nice warm and fuzzy for you!
I’m Asking My Children What They Think I Should Do About Final Arrangements
You are? Come on you and I know that’s nothing more than another lame excuse not to do anything and to continue putting off making a decision to pre plan.
Did you ask your children’s permission when you purchased your last car? Did you get their blessing before you bought your home?
Since when did they become in charge of you? Don’t you have a mind of your own?
Here’s what your children are going to say when you approach them about this subject:
“Don’t worry, I’ll handle everything.”
“Save your money and put it in the bank and let the interest pay for your funeral expenses.”
Well, first of all, as a funeral planning professional I can honestly tell you that your children don’t even want to talk about your demise. Children don’t believe their parents are going to die and when they agree to take carer of everything they’re going to be in a horrible predicament on the darkest day of their life!
They will have to make 72 decisions for the funeral director they will be sitting across from, and continuously they will be asking the same two questions over and over again:
1. Is this what mom/dad would have wanted?
2. Am I doing the right thing?
Now let me address the other issue on placing the money in an interest bearing account to pay for a funeral.
Money doesn’t make decisions and money doesn’t pick out a casket, and if you think that interest on a savings account will take care of the rate of inflation that we’re getting ready to hit head on, then you’re mistaking.
Funeral and cremation costs have doubled since 2005. So if you do find something that pays that kind of return on investments, then I want to know in the comments section below!
When you pre plan your funeral and or cremation, you freeze the price at today’s price! Even if you die 30 years from now, your funeral will only cost what you paid for it today. And the best part is that all decisions will have been made in advance!
You Can Roll Me Up In A Sheet In Front Of the House And Let The Garbage Men Pick Me Up
I head this statement the other day from a typical male that is afraid to face the fact that he’s going to die. So that statement is his defense mechanism.
Well sir, you are right. They can do whatever they want to you because you’re dead. And when you’re dead you’re dead.
But guess what wise one? IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU!
It’s about those you have left behind. Its about the life you lived and what you have meant to others, such as spouse, children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Get the picture?
It’s not about you moron. So get a life, and plan your death! Put on your big boy underwear and deal with what will happen!