Losing a loved one is already difficult, but on top of that, funeral expenses can be nearly $10,000 or more. Expenses can increase if you're required to have a vault to place the casket. The financial ...

PHOENIX (Consumer Reports) — Funerals are often one of life’s biggest and last expenses. Planning ahead can be uncomfortable, but it can save money and help ease the burden on your loved ones.

FUNERALS ARE OFTEN ONE OF LIFE’S BIGGEST EXPENSES. PLANNING AHEAD CAN BE UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT IT CAN SAVE MONEY AND HELP EASE THE BURDEN ON YOUR LOVED ONES. CONSUMER REPORTS HAS SOME PRACTICAL ADVICE ON ...

Eulogy, or How to Plan Your Own Funeral (and have fun doing it!), written and performed by Healy, directed by Sophia Franzella, and produced by Pony World Theatre, is exactly what its title promises: ...

Know your rights before you ring. The Federal Trade Commission requires funeral directors to give you price information over the phone if you ask for it—without you first having to share your name, ...

Ok, so this might sound a bit morbid, but it is a matter of life and death. Deaths do happen every day, whether we expect ...

Days before thousands of mourners would fill Washington National Cathedral for Jimmy Carter’s funeral, the sacred space was filled with people who knew how much work remained to get it ready for the ...

The median cost of a traditional funeral with burial and viewing is about $8,300, according to a 2023 report from the National Funeral Directors Association, the most recent data available. Cremation ...

The average cost of a traditional attended funeral reached £4,510 in 2025, according to insurer SunLife’s annual Cost of ...