FUNERAL COSTS RISE
Summary
I get the pleasure of talking and writing about all manner of morbid events, however the one I try to avoid is this one. The cost of dying has reached record highs of almost £10,000, fuelled by an increase in elaborate send-offs. Disney-themed funerals where everyone dresses up as their favourite character, all-pink wedding-style ceremonies in a rejection of the traditional black, and a motor-cycle and sidecar in place of a hearse, are just some of the ways that families today are commemorating the lives of lost loved ones. Importantly, if there is a surviving spouse, such a cost can be very unhelpful indeed. It is possible to take our insurance (but if you do, please do so with care) the alternative is to simply ensure that there are sufficient funds set aside.