The Lower Cost Funeral book has been featured in an Article in the Canadian National Post. The article “Don’t Throw Your Money Down the Grave, make sure your family mourns you not the cost of your funeral.”

Here is what I said in my interview that was quoted in the article.

“In any other transaction this large, most people would try bargaining on the price. But when it comes to burying a friend or relative, no one wants to seem cheap. That kind of thinking, however noble it might seem, is a mistake, says R. Brian Burkhardt, author of Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral.Quite frankly, the money should go for the living,” says Mr. Burkhardt. “Why should you put $15,000 in the ground for a funeral when the money can go to your grandkid’s education or to a relative?”

People shouldn’t be shy about opting for a low-cost funeral, especially in this economy, adds Mr. Burkhardt.

“If you take away all the emotion from the situation, it is a contract negotiation. Funeral directors will negotiate with you for a lower cost,” Mr. Burkhardt says.

For example, he says, you can opt not to have the body embalmed. “That is the best way to lower funeral costs,” he says. “It can save you at least $600 or $700.”

The Memorial Society of British Columbia estimates the average funeral costs to be $10,000.Your Funeral Guy, R.Brian Burkhardt, estimates the average cost of a traditional funeral in 2008  in the United States to be $8000 USD. This due to traditional funeral cost rise as lower cost options cut into funeral industry profits.

Blog by Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, funeral director

Don’t Through your money Down the Grave!

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