Ya emotions take a toll on the wallet at funerals. Here's a cautionary tale if you're involved in estate planning ... One relative of mine was not sentimental

Ya emotions take a toll on the wallet at funerals. Here's a cautionary tale if you're involved in estate planning ... One relative of mine was not sentimental about death and had decades to plan for a cheap funeral. No visitors were expected aside from the wife and daughter. Cremation was fine with him, if no cheaper option was available. "Scatter the ashes on the lake." What actually happened? The widow blew so much on his funeral that she won't even admit the amount (think 5 figures.) "Well we can afford it."