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.

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: ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

HOUSTON – It’s something every person will probably have to deal with at some point. We are talking about paying funeral costs for your loved one or planning ahead for yourself. Amy Davis talks with ...

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 ...

As if losing a loved one isn’t already hard, funeral costs can add sudden and unexpected financial stress. If you don’t have insurance or savings to cover the expense, a personal loan might help you ...

According to the National Funeral Directors Association, the average cost of a funeral ranges from $6,280 to $8,300 as of 2023. Life insurance could provide your family with financial security and the ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest on Saturday as scores of world leaders, church officials and mourners look on. Francis' funeral comes six days after Francis died of a stroke and heart failure at age ...