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BENEFITS
OF PREARRANGEMENT
A
husband and wife can share their choices and decide together,
therefore saving loved ones heartache, expense, and inconvenience
at the time of death.
On
a prearrangement basis, a family burial estate and/or funeral
merchandise can be selected by all family members, thus
guaranteeing everyone’s satisfaction.
Based
on the last five decades, we know the cost of cemetery and funeral
arrangements will continue to increase.
Prearrangement allows the costs to be frozen at today’s
prices.
Life
insurance is for the living, not the deceased.
Most life insurance is purchased to allow a family time to
adjust to the loss of income that a death causes.
If prearrangements are not made, a large amount of
insurance proceeds can be spent on cemetery and funeral items
adding financial burdens to
loved ones left behind.
Funeral
and memorialization costs are expenses every individual must plan
to pay. These needs
can be met today out of current income through budget payments.
Payment at the time of death is traditionally made on a
cash basis.
When
a death occurs in any family or among friends, the grief is
tremendous and the healing very long.
Prearrangement will have a positive impact on your family
and friends simply because you have made your own decision.
This peace of mind provides benefits far beyond the dollars
spent.
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The
AARP says that funeral costs
can easily reach $10,000
Funeral
Costs could exceed $20,000 by the year 2020,
just
10 years from now based on the AARP’s estimate of
current costs.
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Planning and
paying for your own funeral. |
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Pre-Planning
makes sense and it’s something we already do for most
things in life. Life’s only certainty is death so
doesn’t
it make sense for the thoughtful to plan ahead? |
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That
same careful financial planning in regard to one’s own
funeral not only saves money, but it spares the family the
unnecessary stressful decisions at the time of death.
Thoughtful
decisions relieve the financial burden and worry for loved
ones. Unless
someone plans ahead and makes decisions, there are
more than 50 details which must be handled within hours of
the passing of a loved one.
The
uncertainty of the time is sure to place emotional stress
on surviving family members at a time when they are least
prepared to make important decisions.
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Like
everything in life...inflation has increased funeral
costs…
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they will continue to cost more each year! |
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30 years ago a funeral cost
$3500 |
Today the same funeral will cost over. $9000 |
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By
Pre-Planning, You Take Responsibility for Decisions Only
You Should Make,
Eliminating Many Unanswered Questions
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- Who will pay for the funeral?
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- Increase your tax free benefits.
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Download
and print Pre-Planning Worksheet |
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