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Monday, 13 May 2019

Dying Matters – funeral costs, and things I wish I'd done differently


Poster with quote from Lemony Snicket: "If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives."
Coffins are like wine in restaurants. Everyone buys the second-cheapest.

It’s Dying Matters Awareness Week – the idea is to get people talking about the things we don’t usually talk about – and today’s theme is “funeral costs”.

This is something I know about, as I was involved in arranging two funerals last year.