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The significance of pre-need funeral planning ...

No one likes to talk about death, let alone plan for it. In many families, discussing one's mortality is an extremely uncomfortable topic. It is a topic that should be discussed and planned for, well in advance of a person's death.

1) Pre-planning a funeral, relieves ones family of having to make important financial decisions during a period of g

reat stress and grief, when people aren't thinking very clearly and may not know what to do because wishes was never in the first place made known.

2) It's easy to say, "Don't make a fuss. But it is important to realize that the ritual of a funeral and/or memorial service isn't for the deceased but for the living. It should be a celebration of life when friends and family can gather together to grieve openly and to provide support for one another.

3) Pre-planning of funeral arrangement can be informal, and as simple as visiting the Last Goodbye and sharing your wishes with your Guardian or family member.

4) More formal arrangements in the form of a pre-need contract can be set up, pre-funded and managed under Will and Power of Attorney.

5) Pre-planning provides you with peace of mind because you know that your arrangements are ready and pre-funded.

6) By pre-planning your funeral, you can:

- making responsible prior arrangement and not leave them to your family during time of grief;

- making your own wishes known the greatest gift of life;

- controlling cost of funeral and protection from inflation against any future incremental expenses ;

- ensuring personal records are organized, kept and easily accessible for your survivors to locate ��