Burial costs

Dump me in the ocean. Why do people actually spring for thousands on coffins?

Costco Casket

Most states required by law have to accept them. Then cremation seems to be the best choice IMO

Cremation not an option. Plan on buying the caskets online to save money there.

Not to hijack the thread but don't think it merits it's own but can the first to pass be cremated and then interred with the spouse?

Ex. Put my urn in her casket and put us both in one plot.

Question: how old are y’all?

Depending on age. A better route would be to take that money and save it away. Even a high yield savings if that risk averse. Kids take the money and pay the rest then have the interest to split. Better option is invest it and leave the extra to them.

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While I do think the funeral business enjoys profit margins that most other companies would kill for, our culture of “how we funeral” doesn’t help.

It used to be that grandpa died on Monday and the funeral was on Tuesday (closed casket) and all the family was there , as they only lived at most 1 hour away.

Now? Grandpa died on Monday and the funeral will be in two weeks (so we have to embalm now) and we have to do open casket and we need to hire the catering and Aunt Peggy needs to fly in from Canada.

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it allows the family an opportunity to pay their respect. Dont understand the attachment some have to money. Its just paper

My wife is 62. The victim of a brain a few years ago. Her health is steadily declining. She may have a couple or three years left. I am 60 and have recently been diagnosed with cancer. I got about 18 months to 2 years or so.

Plot - We recently bought a 4 seater for 17K
Burial 10 to 12K per

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I have purchased 2 plots for me and my wife a few years ago. I want to pay for the rest so our kids won’t have to deal with all that. Don’t need the cheapest route or the most expensive. From what I have looked at so far it’s expensive no matter what you do. Any suggestions?

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The most important thing is to make the decision of what you want and make those decisions known to your family. Where do you want to be buried (you got this one), where do you want the service? What kind of service do you want? If you don't make these decisions, your kids will have to make them. Prepaying is nice, but the life insurance and/or money you leave behind can take care of the costs too. One of the worst parts of losing our parents was having to go into business mode to handle all of that shite. We had the money to pay for it. But thankfully, my siblings all get along and we didn't have any issues. But I've seen nasty fights over funeral planning from siblings. Kids fighting over cremation vs. embalming, where to host the service, who to preside, etc. Having a plan with a funeral home is ideal especially if your kids don't get along. Pro-tip... power of attorney ceases on your death.