Funeral Service Times August 2017 June 2019 | Page 16

16 FINANCING FUNERALS
Guide on financing
a funeral
Foresters Friendly Society shares tips on how the funeral trade can assist its clients financially
T
oo often financial planning is
overlooked. While the emotional
aspect is significant, without
proper financial planning for
life’s eventualities; families can be left
with substantial costs and limited options
for the funeral proceedings. Without
any consideration of the future, spouses
and family members leave themselves
unequipped should an unexpected death
occur.
Get your documents finalised:
Financial affairs can seem like a small
issue but once the death has been
registered, things need to start moving fast
on the financial side. The funeral needs
to be arranged, insurance companies,
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pension providers and banks need to be
informed, and the executor of the will
needs to be contacted. If possible, have
the conversation with loved ones before
they pass away about who needs to be
contacted should they die, there are many
online checklists you can use as well to
ensure you have everything finalised. you want by choosing what you want now
you can always revisit your choices later if
you change your mind. Foresters Friendly
Society has partnered with Dignity to
offer a comprehensive range of plans and
provide access to a network of over 1200
owned and approved funeral directors
delivering the highest levels of care.
Take control: Death is an inevitable Talk to someone: Talking to a family
part of life. If you are fifty and over a funeral
plan can help you get your affairs in order
now, so you don’t need to worry about
the costs of your own funeral falling to
your loved ones or that they will spend
unnecessary money on the service you
may not have wanted.
It also means you can get the send-off member or friend is a good way to begin
the healing process and work through the
many complex emotions that go together
with the grieving process. If you’d rather
not speak to someone you know, then
GriefChat is a free online service which
connects you to a bereavement counsellor
who is specially trained to listen to you
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