Yes You Can! have a Low Cost Funeral with a Green Burial. This article comes from 2001 the year I entered Mortuary School. The main point of the article a low cost funeral and green burial can just as easily be done now as it was then. I found Mr. Matson’s book to be meaningful reading in Mortuary School.
“Guess what? You’re going to die. Not today (with luck), not tomorrow (you hope), but some day. The Grim Reaper waits. Sure, you already knew that, and you try not to think about it. But before you flip the page, let me tell you the problem with death denial (those undertakers who happily profit on death fears can stop reading now). Ignorance may be bliss when it comes to mortality, but it’s going to cost you. Funerals are often more expensive than we expect, but learning about how much the average funeral costs and how to plan a low-cost funeral can really help save you money. If you have a green funeral, it can be relatively inexpensive, as well as better for the Earth.”
Sadly however overall I have found the funeral industry unreceptive to green burials and the Lower Cost Funeral. I still dream however of the day they will be commonplace. Many however are working to make this dream a reality.
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“Guess what? You’re going to die. Not today (with luck), not tomorrow (you hope), but some day. The Grim Reaper waits. Sure, you already knew that, and you try not to think about it. But before you flip the page, let me tell you the problem with death denial (those undertakers who happily profit on death fears can stop reading now). Ignorance may be bliss when it comes to mortality, but it’s going to cost you. Funerals are often more expensive than we expect, but learning about how much the average funeral costs and how to plan a low-cost funeral can really help save you money. If you have a green funeral, it can be relatively inexpensive, as well as better for the Earth.”
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