|
Why Plan
Now?
Funeral
arrangements shouldn't be the last thing on your mind
Pre-planning gives you the peace of mind of knowing that the arrangements
you particularly want, will be conducted sensibly, in dignified respect to your
wishes.
Pre-paying
now will save you, your family or your estate a great deal of money. Bought now
at todays prices, the Funeral Directors cost are guaranteed no
matter when it is needed or how much the costs of a funeral have risen in the
mean time.
Sharing the
intimate details of your preferred funeral service 5, 10 or 15 years ahead of
its time can be quite a difficult concept to consider. If you write it down,
who will you entrust the paper to? If you tell your partner, sons or daughters,
how will they remember and plan your every wish in their time of sadness? Only
you can advise sensibly on such individual requirements Burial or
Cremation? Church? Hymns? Music? Cars? Memorialisation? Or perhaps you have an
environmental requirement such as woodland burial for instance?
Bereaved
relatives have grief and anger to contend with. Adding the administrative
burden of arranging the funeral to their confused and emotional state may lead
to mistakes being made and unnecessary costs being incurred. Two cars are
ordered when it should have been three; or a service at the church might be
overlooked altogether.
Planning and
paying for your funeral in advance saves your family the anguish and grief of
doing anything other than remembering you.
Why Pay Now?
The cost of
funerals has historically increased above the normal levels of inflation and
this is a theme that is predicted to continue. A funeral costing just
£850 ten years ago, would cost nearer £2,300 now. It is impossible
to say what that cost might be in five or ten more years time.
What is certain
is, with a Golden Leaves Funeral Plan, bought now at todays prices or
paid for in convenient monthly instalments, the quality of the service provided
by the Funeral Director in respect of your planned wishes will not cost your
family one penny more whenever it is ultimately needed.
There are some
costs outside of the Funeral Directors control, which they pay on your
behalf - these are known as Disbursements and include fees such as; Doctors,
Clergy, Crematoria, Cemeteries and Graveyards, Memorials and Newspaper notices.
Any rise in the cost of these Disbursements may necessitate a further payment
from you at the time of need, but Golden Leaves will guarantee any increase in
the costs of Disbursements to the RPI (Retail Price Index).
«Choosing Your
Plan» |