Dear readers: Once again our newest guest blogger Josh Slocum, executive director of Funeral Consumers Alliance has something intelligent and provocative to say on the subject of how to protect your bank balance — even after death.
Funeral consumers face formidable and expensive obstacles around the country. In Hawaii, the state’s biggest cemetery and funeral company, Rightstar, was sued in 2004 [...]
Dear readers: today we’re in luck. Josh Slocum, executive director of the Funeral Consumers Alliance (a great watchdog organization that makes sure your life savings don’t expire when you do) has a few thoughts about where in America you shouldn’t die.
Dying is hard enough, and funerals aren’t much fun either. Most of us put off funerals too late, leaving [...]
How much can you pay for a coffin?
Well, if you check in with your local funeral director a few hours after the death of someone you loved, you might be guided to an Omega bronze casket with a hammered exterior. That will set you back $25,000.
Too much? A Norris 16-gauge steel casket with a [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2009