Dear Savvy Senior, I have been thinking about planning my funeral in advance so my kids won’t have to later but would like to ...

For paying your respects on the go. — -- A Michigan funeral home has introduced a drive-thru window so people can pay their respects to a lost loved one without ever leaving the comfort of their ...

The Funeral Consumer Alliance doesn’t recommend prepaying for a funeral unless you need to spend down your financial ...

As if losing a loved one isn’t already hard, funeral costs can add sudden and unexpected financial stress. If you don’t have insurance or savings to cover the expense, a personal loan might help you ...

While you've probably heard of an obituary, you might not have ever heard of a funeral resolution. Churches have been drafting these formal statements for decades. Tasked with writing a one, but not ...

The median cost of a traditional funeral with burial and viewing is about $8,300, according to a 2023 report from the National Funeral Directors Association, the most recent data available. Cremation ...

Go ahead and plan your funeral, but think twice before paying in advance. You risk losing everything if the funeral home goes out of business. Instead, keep your money in a pay-on-death account at ...

The guy standing next to me sighs and starts to cry. He apologizes. I whisper, “I’d be worried if you weren’t crying.” I’m a California-licensed funeral director. I’ve shed a few tears of my own on ...