Pre-Planning your final arrangements is one of the
greatest gifts of love for those left behind!
ADVICE FROM A PRE-PLANNING PROFESSIONAL IS RECOMMENDED
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- FREE Family Information Form [+]Family Planning Form
This FREE Form is provided by RetiringNowWhat.com to assist you in gathering the majority
of information you and your family will require at time of death.
Information Requirements vary from State to State.
ADVICE FROM A PRE-PLANNING FUNERAL PROFESSIONAL IS RECOMMENDED.
Complete the Family Planning Form take it with you and ask for a discount!
Legal matters concerning: Medical Directives, Will’s, Trusts, Medicare/Medicaid, Veterans Benefits
and overall Estate Planning, should be directed to an accredited Elder Law Attorney.
These professionals can also be found at RetiringNowWhat.com.
- Picking the right funeral home can be emotionally trying and quite costly. People go to funeral homes immediately after a death when they are highly stressed and emotionally drained.
Funeral homes are a consumer based business and you have the right to choose the funeral home that meets your family needs and desires.
You will drive to the other side of town to see a doctor, dentist, or that little specialty shop with the right price. So why would you forgo that same logic when it comes to a funeral home?
Price, location or amenities are often ignored, as most people go to the closest funeral home or to the one their family has used for generations. Often being surprised to learn the funeral home is no longer locally owned.
Funeral homes are a service, and like any service some do it much better. (see our advertisers) Funerals cost thousands of dollars, the 2009 Average Funeral Cost according to the National Funeral Directors Association was: $7,755.00 that dose not include the cost of meals or secondary services!
PS: Complete the Family Planning Form and use it as a tool, present it and ask for a discount, if the service provider says no, GO ELSE WHERE!
The majority of the information a funeral director will require is on the form so your saving them time. Additionally you will be going through the door with a more defined idea of what you will want in your service.
NOTHING WILL REPLACE A CARING DISCUSSION WITH A FUNERAL OR PRE-PLANNING PROFESSIONAL. By being prepared you will be in a better position to purchase rather than be sold!
- Compose A Note to Those You Love [+]We recommend you write a personal note to each of your children,
grandchildren and spouse. This simple act of love can be one of the
best memories you leave your family.
Place these notes with you Family Planning Form, in personally
addressed envelops with instructions to open upon your death.
Please use this opportunity to express your love
not as a means to express an issue, as you compose
this note imagine that Jesus is editing it!
Even if you are non-believer please use this as a gift not your final statement.
- The Funeral & Burial industry are CONSUMER BASED, and you have the right to choose the service provider that meets your families needs and desires.
- If you are an honorably discharged veteran you are eligible for many FREE burial services at any of the National Cemeteries.
- It is a Federal Requirement (FTC) that Funeral & Burial service providers on request provide a Consumer Price List outlining all services offered. You can shop funeral homes!
- Use the FREE FAMILY PLANNING FORM to outline exactly what you want before you meet with a funeral or burial advisor. An informed consumer is less likely to emotionally overspend.
- Have you spoken with an Elder Law Attorney?
Form more information visit:
ElderLawin.com
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- This site was designed based on consumers requirements [+]This site was designed based on the requirements expressed from a
focus group with an average age of 72.
They were simply asked what they liked in a website.
There were several common issues expressed:
First and most common the issue of how most sites require you to fill
out a registration to learn or obtain basic information.“I am not going to fill out a form so I can look at information
and then the phone can start ringing with some sales person
calling everyday”, “I do not have time for that”! Mrs. Z (88)Second common issue expressed was ease of navigation.
Clear pages without a bunch of pop-ups, banners, flashing or music.
All indicated they would leave a page once that all started.
Third issue expressed was complete information.
Where is the phone number
Email address (is it linked)
Back-linking to the home page (Actively)
And how about a photo of who I am speaking to were expressed!
Another focus group member expressed that she wanted to see and hear exactly who she would be calling and that a video would be nice! So we offer a video option!
Unlike other sites, RetiringNowWhat.com does not require consumers to
pre-register, pay fees, or be a member.
“There will never be a registration requirement, nor a user
fee for consumers to use this site”. G. Spencer Schirs, Owner RetiringNowWhat.com, LLC - Veterans Administration [+]If you are an honorably discharged veteran you are eligible for many
FREE burial services at any of the National Cemeteries.
For the most updated services contact the Veterans Administration
Main Number 1-800-827-100
Burial Scheduling Offices 1-800-535-1117
A DD-214 is required.
- The National Funeral Director Association [+]http://www.NFDA.org is a great resource of information and guidance.
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