SSSS_car_go t1_itg388n wrote on October 23, 2022 at 11:45 AM

Not to be morose, but this pressure can be especially difficult in the case of an unexpected death. Funeral homes can be very stressful when they show you different options for burial, service, limo, and so on, and you feel the need to decide now, and to get “the best” for your loved one. Depending on circumstances, there might not be a way to slow the increasingly expensive runaway train.

I’m not sure what the solution is in the case of unexpected funerals, but (for older people) preplanning and prepaying end-of-life rituals can be a last gift to those left behind.

Em_Adespoton t1_itgk0cc wrote on October 23, 2022 at 2:18 PM

Not just for older people:

Make a will, people. Even if you have no belongings worth speaking of, the simple act of putting down how you want to be interred could save your family thousands of dollars and a lot of extra grief during their time of grief.