What if you could order a cremation for your loved one from their bedside? It would certainly avoid the need to research and find a funeral home. In addition, it avoids a visit to the funeral home and the potential for employees to try and upsell your every decision. For basic cremation with the delivery of cremains to your doorstep,…
Estate planning is not just for seniors. Ideally, as soon as you turn eighteen you should have some version of an estate plan because your parents are no longer automatically able to make decisions or act on your behalf. There are several reasons to create a power of attorney for finances once you turn eighteen. For example, the military helps…
There are many issues that need to be addressed fairly quickly after someone passes away. The decedent’s body is usually the first issue that needs to be addressed. The immediate question when someone passes away is: Are they an organ donor? And if the answer is yes, then the follow up questions are: Donating what organs? To whom? And for…
There’s a reason why more and more funeral organizations are offering green burials. The byproducts of a traditional funeral and interment are becoming a significant environmental problem. According to the Green Burial Council, each year, traditional burials in America put the following in the ground: 20 million feet of wood 17,000 tons of copper and bronze 6 million tons of…