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Originally Posted by jIM_Ohio
You actually keep 20k-30k in cash for funeral expenses?
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Not me. I would never even consider spending that much on a funeral. No offense to anyone, but I think the money some people choose to spend on funerals is ridiculous. I think the current figure for an average funeral is around $6,500. Throw in a few thousand more for the plot, cemetery fees and a headstone and you are easily in the $10,000-$12,000 range, and even that can be done more cheaply. But when I see people spending 2 or 3 times that or more, I've got to wonder what they're thinking. Here is just a casket that is $19,000:
http://www.casketsite.com/batesville...heanbronze.htm. Who needs that? I will be quite happy if my family buries me in one of these for $505:
http://www.directcasket.com/woodcaskets/abraham.htm. In fact, in the Jewish religion, a casket is supposed to be a simple wooden box with no metal and no fancy adornments.