Rowena admits it was a TV ad that convinced her to buy funeral insurance. She'd be happy with a "no-frills" send-off but says she feels trapped in the arrangement, which will see her pay $40,000 by the time she's 90.
I know its not the main point of the article but I really want to bring attention to
“A lot of people don’t realise that you don’t need a fancy coffin, you don’t need to have embalming, you don’t really need a service,” she said.
The funeral industry itself, insurance aside is SO predatory and will try to guilt grieving people into paying more. It’s a total rip, please talk to your loved ones about death and how they would want to be remembered so some dipshit funeral director can’t con you into an extravagant affair by claiming it’s what your loved ones would have wanted.
I know its not the main point of the article but I really want to bring attention to
The funeral industry itself, insurance aside is SO predatory and will try to guilt grieving people into paying more. It’s a total rip, please talk to your loved ones about death and how they would want to be remembered so some dipshit funeral director can’t con you into an extravagant affair by claiming it’s what your loved ones would have wanted.