Practical Benefits of Pre-Planning a Funeral Service Planning ahead your funeral maybe foreboding, but doing it ahead of time is wise and sensible, aside from its practical benefits, and, therefore, here is a comparative discussion between “at-need” funeral arrangements vs. pre-need funeral planning. In an “at-need” funeral arrangement, the surviving family members or a trusted friend make the necessary funeral arrangements, at the time of death of the deceased. Making such plans at the time of death are particularly difficult for many reasons: the time frame is short and emotions are high as survivors are dealing with their grief and there is much planning to do, as well as imminent financial concerns, which can be a considerable hardship for most families. Pre-need funeral plans or also known as pre-plan funeral plans are made while the person of interest is still living and for reasons that are beneficial for the person and to his/her surviving family. There so many entities where you can avail of pre-need funeral plans, such as funeral homes, cemeteries, and funeral service companies, as well as in specialized websites, which offer this plan complete with guides, planning worksheets and interactive tools.
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Planning anything ahead is considered good planning and this applies to pre-need funeral plans, so, here the practical benefits that can be derived from it.
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Availing of a pre-plan funeral service can help ease the burden of the surviving family, not just in terms of the financial costs, but more so with how the principal holder of the plan wants his/her funeral service be carried out, such as: will he/she want to be buried or cremated, will it be an open or closed casket, and which cemetery or crematory. Aside from the pre-need funeral plan, you may also avail of funeral insurance and funeral trusts which can help pay for all the funeral costs, and in this way, you are completely assuming all the financial responsibility of your funeral costs. Having a meaningful funeral complete with a fitting ceremony and a proper send off can be provided for by a pre-need funeral plan, but most of all, when the funeral is well taken care of, there is a sense of closure which can enable the family to begin the healing process. If you want specific instructions for the deposition of your remains and the nature of your funeral services, you can express that in your funeral plan, such that you may have a preference for a burial or cremation or what epitaph to write on your headstone or what music or readings during the funeral service, all these can be done with in your pre-need funeral plan. By planning ahead of your funeral arrangements, you are making yourself self-reliant and realistic, having everything in order at the end of your life, aside from leaving this as a legacy to your family, since it is comforting to know that you have done everything to ease their burden, and in return, your family will truly appreciate what you have done for them when you are gone.