This is my first post in a new category I have created. "Senior Finances." I will be publishing articles under this category that will help you save money and find new resources for what you need. Some of these articles will be pure satire and some will actually contain helpful hints.
For this Friday morning, let's start with a little humor too start the weekend.
I mentioned in a previous post below that I have been attending many more funerals than I ever have in the past. I guess aging and leaving this mortal coil comes hand in hand with life. And have you looked into the current cost of a funeral? Well... here are some money saving tips to help you get through the big show.
1) Don't hire a minister, hire a Walmart Greeter.
2) If you opt for a creamation, ask them if they could just do chunks instead of ashes.
3) A casket, forget it. If a cardboard box is good enought for the homeless then...
4) Don't spend all that money on a burial outfit, go naked.
5) Police escorts are expensive. Forget it. Get one of those spinning lights from Radio Shack.
6) Have you ever priced a hearse? You must know someone who has a pick up truck.
7) Hold the reception at the Rescue Mission.
8) Burial plots are terribly overpriced. Do any of your friends have a basement?
9) Bubble wrap instead of satin linings.
10) Can you say "forget the whole thing." Maybe no one will even notice.
And two more suggestions from Lynn...
11) Don't buy flowers, just spray some Glade and call it good.
12) No need to fill the grave back up with dirt, let mother nature do the work.
You'll never get this kind of advice from Martha Stewart.
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