How to Buy Burial Insurance
Meet with a funeral director.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Meet with a funeral director.
Discuss the costs of a funeral and burial or research the details online.
Funeral expenses vary greatly depending not only on the options you choose, but on location.
They will also increase over time.
A traditional burial requires a casket, headstone, burial plot and concrete liner.
If you want to allow a viewing, you will also need to consider the costs of embalming.
Cremation is less expensive than a traditional burial, requiring only an urn and the cost of conducting the cremation.
You can choose to have your urn buried or placed in a vault, or you can direct that it be kept by family member.
Green burials are becoming popular in some parts of the country.
Rather than using embalming and a casket to preserve your remains, a green burial is designed to allow your body to decompose.
This allows you to return to the Earth and become food for plants growing nearby.;
Detailed Guide
Discuss the costs of a funeral and burial or research the details online.
Funeral expenses vary greatly depending not only on the options you choose, but on location.
They will also increase over time.
A traditional burial requires a casket, headstone, burial plot and concrete liner.
If you want to allow a viewing, you will also need to consider the costs of embalming.
Cremation is less expensive than a traditional burial, requiring only an urn and the cost of conducting the cremation.
You can choose to have your urn buried or placed in a vault, or you can direct that it be kept by family member.
Green burials are becoming popular in some parts of the country.
Rather than using embalming and a casket to preserve your remains, a green burial is designed to allow your body to decompose.
This allows you to return to the Earth and become food for plants growing nearby.;
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