Funeral Cost-Cutting – Interesting Ideas and Tips

Some people believe that the concept of budget funeral is still very useful in terms of saving money. But the question here is because of the ever-rising inflation and global economic slowdown, have these budget funerals really remained budget funerals. The answer is "no" because the cost of everything is rising rapidly and in these circumstances, things never stay in budge, no matter how hard you try. In this regards, experts say that funeral homes have a really huge role to play in this because not just they can help you get the most out of the budget funeral concept, but also help in systematic planning of the event so that you could save some money.

They can also give you some interesting ways on how to save money while arranging a grade funeral. Some excerpts from these planning related tips have been discussed here in this article.

Opt For Cremation over Burial

This is the biggest step that you can take as far as cutting down the cost of burial is concerned. The reason is that as soon as you opt for burial, you immediately add several additional expenses in the list and the top names are –

Cemetery plot (with opening and closing)

• Casket
• Burial vault
• Headstone

Even if you go frugal and choose the least expensive options, the amount of these things could go up to 6000 dollars according to any funeral director Sydney. On the other hand, if you opt for direct cremation, the total cost would be around 2000 to 3000 dollars at the most.

Get Price Lists From Several Funeral Homes

Researching on different funeral homes Sydney regarding their services as well as their fees is certainly going to help you choose the most effective one that too right inside your budget. This research should include the number of budget Funerals services offered by them and the fee they are charging for them. The most important thing to be concerned here is whether the services that you need are included or not. Obviously, your choice should be the one offering the maximum number of services at the lowest cost and most importantly the services that you think are mandatory for you.

This is possible only when you research deeply about different funeral homes rather than opting for the one coming on the first rank of Google search results or the one referred to you by a known one.

Donate the Body to Science

To keep the cost of funeral minimum, funeral homes experts recommend a very useful and interesting way, i.e. donating the body to science labs. This will not just keep the cost down, but at the same time, you will kind of feel proud in assisting students in learning more about human anatomy and body. Several medical institutes and human anatomy centres run this program of body donation, where you can donate the body voluntarily and these programs cover the cost transportation and cremation and this way, you can definitely save several thousand dollars. If you donate the body to science, you may still choose to work with a funeral home, but you don’t need to. Here too, by not opting for embalming during the last rites, you get the opportunity to save a really good amount of money back in your wallets.