Posted by on December 22, 2008
The Funeral Saver’s Kit has 5 main sections:
· Section 1 – provides an overview of what’s included in the kit and how to best use the information. It also provides simple guidance for determining which pieces of the kit are applicable to your needs. Realizing you may need to make decisions quickly, this will allow you to use the information in this kit efficiently without getting bogged down in a bunch of unnecessary details.
· Section 2 – this section provides you with a basic “funeral education”. It explains the various options available to you. After reading this section you will be able to confidently select funeral arrangements based on your preferences and budget.
· Section 3 – this section details the financial “nuts and bolts” of saving money on funeral arrangements. It explains dozens of things you can do to significantly reduce the cost of your funeral arrangements.
· Section 4 – this section provides numerous ideas that show you how to make funeral arrangements that are meaningful and satisfying to your family. Most of these ideas are things you can do for free or at very little cost.
· Section 5 – this section provides information and resources pertaining to alternative sources for funeral goods and services as well as grief-related articles. It’s also where you will find forms and worksheets that will help you organize your wishes and estimate your costs.
The kit also includes a quick-start audio CD that makes it easy to get started right away. It’s made for people that know very little about funeral planning. Instead of an actual CD, the digital download version includes the audio message in an easy-to-downloadable file ready for immediate playback on your computer.
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Posted by on December 19, 2008
People purchase the Funeral Saver’s Kit either because someone they care about has died, is expected to die, or because they need help planning their own funeral. I created this kit after experiencing much of the same anxiety, frustration, and sadness that goes hand-in-hand with planning any funeral.
This kit is designed to guide you quickly and easily through the decisions that need to be made regarding funeral arrangements. Special emphasis is placed on reducing expenses and ensuring the arrangements are meaningful to you and your family.
You can be confident that this information is objective, practical, and easy to understand and use. I have helped many people arrange funerals over the last 10 years – and I know the information in this kit really does work!
Benefits of using the Funeral Saver’s Kit
By following the simple directions outlined in this kit you will experience many benefits:
• You will realize substantial savings in overall funeral expenses
• You will spend less time making funeral arrangements
• You will experience less stress when making funeral arrangements
• You will learn enough to allow you to make appropriate and satisfying decisions
• You will eliminate sales pressure from funeral home employees
• You will have access to a wider selection of goods, services, and options from which to choose
The Funeral Saver’s Kit has worked for many families just like yours…and it can work for you too. Click to learn more about the Funeral Saver’s Kit.
Posted by on December 17, 2008
I’ll admit that gathering information about funeral prices is harder than it should be. In addition, funeral homes and cemeteries are subject to different requirements when it comes to providing you with information about their prices and options.
Funeral prices are not set in stone
If you only take away one thing from this article it should be this: funeral prices can vary greatly from one funeral home to the next. This means a funeral service at one funeral home can cost thousands of dollars more than a similar service held at another funeral home right down the street….so it pays to shop around!
Why we don’t compare funeral prices
Unfortunately, most people do not compare prices between funeral homes. This is understandable for a couple of reasons:
- We don’t like to talk about or plan for death
- Funeral plans often need to be made quickly – this can be especially burdensome when the death was unexpected
- Most people simply do not know enough about funeral planning to even know what questions to ask or what items to compare
- No one wants to be perceived as being cheap when it comes to making funeral arrangements for a loved one
However, you should approach the process of buying funeral goods and services just like you would any other major purchase – take the time to educate yourself as to the options and prices available in the marketplace.
Unfortunately, many funeral homes and cemeteries are reluctant to share their prices with you unless you use specific language when making your request. They know they stand a much better chance of selling you an expensive funeral if they can first get you into their office before providing any information about funeral costs.
The good news is that there are specific things you can say that will force the funeral home to give you their price information for FREE….and no funeral home would ever dare give you a sales pitch when you use this specific language.
An easier way to gather information about funeral prices
If you’re using the Funeral $aver’s Kit you’ll find a simple chart that clearly explains an easy (and low stress) way to collect pricing information from any funeral home in your area. The kit tells you exactly what to say to ensure you get honest information at no cost to you. You can use this to collect information from every funeral home in your area or just those that interest you.
The best advice I can give you when it comes to collecting funeral price information is this: DON’T be afraid to pick up the phone and call it least three funeral homes in your area and ask them for a copy of their “general price list”.
Each funeral home’s general price list will describe services and merchandise in similar terms. This makes it easy to compare relative prices between competing funeral homes. Also, if a funeral home gives you a hard time about giving you information about their prices, forget them. That’s a good clue they know their prices will not compare favorably to their competitors.
Remember to compare your local price information to the actual price ranges included in the Funeral $aver’s Kit…so you can be certain you’re getting a fair deal.
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Posted by on December 11, 2008
Sometimes it makes more sense to buy certain funeral items from someone other than the funeral home handling your service. These other suppliers usually offer more reasonable prices than the typical funeral home.
Make an effort to locate other sources that sell funeral merchandise and see what they charge for the items you’re thinking about buying. Even if you don’t buy from someone else, just knowing that less-expensive options exist can often get your funeral home to give you a big discount to remain competitive.
Savvy families do this all the time and end up saving hundreds – and sometimes thousands – of dollars on caskets, urns, and headstones.
I give my clients a simple chart that shows them where to find various merchants that may be worth considering. I also give them a handy “grade sheet” that compares each of the popular Internet suppliers of funeral merchandise. This grade sheet makes it easy to locate lower-priced merchants and determine how the competition stacks up in terms of prices, selection, and quality.
When you use this information you’ll be able to make sure you get a GREAT deal on everything you are forced to buy.
You get both the list of recommended merchants and the handy grade sheet for free as part of the Funeral Saver’s Kit.
