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With a burial you also have the costs for the casket ($1500-$5000), the vault ($1200-$20K), the cemetary plot ($1200), embalming/transport/recordkeeping/etc ($5
by jcims 7y ago
With a burial you also have the costs for the casket ($1500-$5000), the vault ($1200-$20K), the cemetary plot ($1200), embalming/transport/recordkeeping/etc ($500-$1500) and if you have a service then you may have some additional venue fees.
- jhomedall 7y agoYou almost never need embalming. Frequently funeral homes will fraudulently attempt to tell you otherwise. Funeral homes are legally required to allow you to bring a coffin or alternate container that has been purchased from a third party (or built yourself). Funeral homes must provide you with a general price list, containing the exact price of each item or service. See: - https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0300-ftc-funeral-rule https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0300-ftc-funeral-rule - https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-funeral-rule https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/com...
- jcims 7y agoThis is all great advice and I will likely do a better job of preparing for my own demise. Trying to deal with all of this from zero after a loved one dies is not a recipe for success.