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Floral Arrangements and Funerals: The Hidden Meanings of Flower Types

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Floral Arrangements and Funerals: The Hidden Meanings of Flower Types

For my mother's funeral, my sister and I spent a lot of time thinking about flowers for her funeral. We wanted beautiful, colorful flowers that reflected upon her energetic spirit and her love of bright, bold color. However, when we began to plan out her funeral with the funeral director, we were surprised to learn that different types of flowers had different meanings. Based on their meanings, some were appropriate for a funeral, and others were not. We had no idea about this, but I instantly became fascinated with the topic. I created this website to help educate others about the meanings of flowers and which are appropriate for funerals.

2 Ways To Pay Funeral Expenses

21 March 2015
 Categories: , Blog

When it comes to funeral expenses, it is no secret that it can be hard for a grieving family. Not only is the family devastated at the loss of a loved one, but they have to worry about how to pay for it as well. Luckily, many funeral homes understand that this can be a hard time, so they try to make the process as simple as possible for the family. There are a couple things that you can do now to ensure that when you pass away that your family has the finances that they need to take care of the funeral. Here are a couple options for you.

1. Prepay For The Funeral

One great option is to prepay for the funeral. This means that before you pass away you meet with a funeral director and start planning the funeral. You can pick out the casket, the headstone, and you can even plan the program if you want.

There are two reasons that preplanning the funeral is a good idea. The first is that it takes away the stress of planning the funeral from your family. During their time of grief they don't have to go through and plan everything.

Second, you can get the total bill before you pass away and prepay for it. This means that when the time comes, your family's last concern is worrying about money. Many families appreciate it when their loved one thinks ahead and prepays for a funeral. This can really help them during their time of grief.

2. Use A Life Insurance Policy

Some people are unable to afford a funeral before they pass away, or the death happens so unexpectedly that they never even thought to preplan a funeral. That is why having a life insurance policy is such a good idea. Life insurance policies are designed to be "paid on death" to the family. This means that the moment you pass away, the claim will be made and the money will be given to your family.

When you calculate how much money you need for life insurance, you should include the amount for the funeral. That way even if finances are tight for your family, they can use money from the life insurance policy to pay for the funeral. You should get a life insurance policy right away, even if you are young and healthy.

These are just a couple ways that you can pay for a funeral.