Here are a couple of lesser-known advantages of availing of the pre-paid funeral plan offered by your local funeral home.
Your funeral will be far less likely to cause a family feud
One potential advantage of pre-paying for your funeral that might not have occurred to you is that your funeral will be a lot less likely to cause a family feud. Major arguments can occur when a family is stressed, grieving and burdened with organising every part of their deceased relative's funeral. For example, your family members might not be able to agree on how much to spend on your funeral, what funeral home to use or what type of casket to order. If one relative makes a decision that the other relatives are unhappy with, this could cause an argument that might lead to your funeral not being carried out in the way that you had hoped it would. It could also result in arguments taking place at the funeral, and might lead to your relatives falling out for a long time over this matter.
If any of your relatives are prone to arguing and you think there's a chance that a situation like this could happen, then pre-paying for your funeral prior to your death could greatly reduce the likelihood of your funeral arrangements causing a family feud. This is because you'll be the one deciding in advance how much to pay for the funeral, which funeral home to have the service in, as well as which casket, hearse and flowers you want to be used for the event. Additionally, most of the funeral costs will be covered by the pre-paid plan. As such, there will be very little for your relatives to argue about when you pass away and the time comes for your funeral to be held.
Your family will have the energy and time to commemorate your life after you pass away
Another advantage of opting for a funeral home's pre-paid funeral plan is that it will mean your family will have the energy and time to commemorate your life after you pass away. For example, if they were tasked with arranging the entire funeral, from start to finish, they might not have the time to compose the type of heartfelt and meaningful eulogy that they would have liked to, and instead might have to write a more generic one. Likewise, if your family members are bogged down with handling the financial side of the funeral (for example, if they need to take out a loan for it or need to work extra shifts to cover the costs), then they might be too stressed and busy to come up with a music playlist for the funeral service that features the songs that remind them of you; instead, they may end up opting for commonly-known hymns.
If however, you put a pre-paid funeral plan in place, your family will be free to spend time adding lots of personal touches to the funeral that will commemorate your life and that will give them the chance to express the things about you, and your relationships with them, that they admired or loved.
Share9 September 2022
I love reading letter where people have described the service they want, before they pass away. It's something that mainly happens with the terminally ill and elderly, but it's great to see how people care for the people they are leaving behind. It helps to take so much stress off their family at a hard time, and it helps people know that the service is exactly what their loved one would have liked. If you are looking to plan your own funeral, please read on. This site has a lot of tips and ideas to help make the process smooth and easy.
