Here is a video of a News Report on the high cost of dying. The price of a direct cremation is inflated to S1500.00. The price for a direct cremation can be found in any metropolitan area for $625.00 and the price of Direct Cremation is negotiable.
The video does explain the high cost of funerals and the rise of Cremation in the Unied States.
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This illustration shows the rise in Funeral Cost from 1967 to 2006. The graphic also shows the cremation rate on a state by state basis from several years ago.
The numbers come from the National Funeral Director’s Association(NFDA) who do not keep the public current on the cost of funerals.
The state by state cremation numbers are not current and appear to be from 2006 or before. . This graphic shows you why it is important to come in under the average cost of a funeral. Particullarly Sad is the graphic showing the rise in funeral cost as percent of income.
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New Jersey Funeral Directors Raise costs
There is funeral squeeze on funeral directors Because of increase costs of traditional Funerals in New Jersey and surrounding states, Funeral Directors have grown Funeral Prices by 12 percent. This is not good for funeral prices in the traditional funeral business.
Traditional Funeral Services in New Jersey and surrounding states have risen. But the demand for the lower cost funeral continues as Death becomes more expensive.
Having to raise funeral and expenses is not helpful when people are demanding to pay less.
“Even dying is getting more expensive.
The average price for basic funeral home services in New Jersey and surrounding states has risen an average of 12 percent over the last year, according to an annual study released Tuesday.
The pricing increases are the result of several converging trends, including a growing consumer preference for low-margin services like cremations and immediate burials,”
via www.nj.com
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Funeral Cost has been a problem in the United States of America for quite a while. It was not a major issue in pre-civil war days but since then-
Lack of Jobs in Economy causes funeral cost problems
AMONG certain ancient tribes it was the custom to throw upon the funeral pyre the clothing, jewelry, and money belonging to the deceased. Occasionally a widow or a slave was thrown in for good measure. We in the United States do nothing so foolish. We merely throw into the grave annual……. We throw it in in the form of bronze caskets, flowers, stone cases, silk paddings, gold handles, and mausoleums……
The corpse does not know the difference. Most of the American people if asked indi-vidually whether or not they wanted an ostentatious funeral would reply that they cared nothing whatever about what happened to their bodies after death. Yet the extravagant funeral is always with us. In fact, the United States has the most extravagant funeral practices in all history and they seem to be getting more costly every year.-this was written in 1928-READ MORE
It is true that most Americans still want an ostentatious funeral- but this is changing as the economy is forcing folks into lower cost funerals. This was what happened after1928….
Now the NFDA, National Funeral Directors Association is predicting you will have to pay more for funerals(It is not the case):
What’s more, funeral prices will rise faster than living costs in the next few years, predicts John Fitch Jr., an NFDA official in Washington, because prices of caskets and funeral supplies are escalating.
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The use of alternate locations is outlined in the book Rest in Peace
Funeral Planning has moved to the way of the Wedding Planner. Increasingly folks have had wedding planners assist them with their funerals. Simply put there are two events where all the people who care about you come together:Your Wedding and Your Funeral.
If you planned your wedding yourself you can certainly do much of your funeral yourself and come in under the average cost of a funeral.
Here is snippet from the article from funeral planning to wedding planning:
As families rent private rooms, commission video tributes and put out fancy spreads for “life celebrations,” a new company in Palatine now offers help with the event planning.
Debbie Williams, co-founder of Loving Touch Memorial Services, got the idea after helping organize a memorial bash for a friend with terminal cancer who requested a fun, uplifting service. Ms. Williams rented a hotel ballroom, hired a band, served hors d’oeuvres and had a DVD produced.
“It was a lovely event,” attendee Stella LeBlanc says. “None of us like to plan for a funeral. It turned out to be a positive experience for all of us.”
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