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Old 11-08-2024, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Pantherlj View Post
Not sure if all funeral homes do it but my parents prepaid for cremation and it saved money. When they passed hospice called the funeral home for us and they were there within a coupe of hours.
In most cases, pre-paying for a cremation does not save money. That is why you see so many ads for a free lunch or dinner to sell you a prepaid cremation. Knowing the price for a cremation and the phone number of the funeral home in advance is all you need. Pre-paying is like giving the funeral home a free loan, and sometimes, people lose the paperwork, so the survivors end up paying for the cremation anyway.