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Funeral Plan

We all try our very best to ensure our family is well taken care of, and that they do not have to face any financial difficulty – but we all fear that we have no control over their financial state … Continue reading

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Get a Funeral Plan Early

Funeral costs are increasing everyday and seem to be a lot more expensive than they were just a few years ago. Funerals can cost thousands of Rands and leave a bereaved family with no money to survive during a time … Continue reading

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The Blur Between Life and Death

With typical marketing hyperbole, Mikel Jollett’s article, “The Miracle of Ice,” about a new surgical technique involving induced hypothermia, is summed, presumably by the editor, with “the only catch: it kills you before it saves you.”This could be applied to … Continue reading

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Cover your Family with Funeral Plans

Funerals plans are an essential part of your portfolio. They are deemed an essential part of your portfolio simply becuase they can cover you and/or your family in the unfortunately case of death. Together with a good hospital plan, funeral … Continue reading

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Funeral Plans

Funerals are the hardest things to plan for. Especially if it is your own. You will find that there are so many differnet things for you to consider even though you will not even be there. The idea behind a … Continue reading

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Making Your Own Funeral Plans

It is a common occurrence for people to preplan their funeral proceedings before their actual demise. Such people actually decide their own funeral plans to relieve their loved ones of the stress this task brings. This also ensures that their … Continue reading

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Cremation Cost and Cemetery Monuments Effect On Funeral Arrangements

There are many arrangements that must be made when planning a funeral. Typically these decisions are made by grieving family members. However in certain cases the arrangements are made in advance by the individual themselves. Commonly funeral arrangements involve burial … Continue reading

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CREMATION, What is it?

When a loved one dies, there are many decisions that grieving family members and friends are confronted with concerning the funeral. One of these decisions involves answering the question, what kind of funeral do you want?Every person and every family … Continue reading

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Funeral Customs

One unavoidable part of life is death. At one time or another, in the course of our lives, it is just unavoidable that we will encounter with the death of a loved one. In these sad times comes the necessity … Continue reading

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Burial Insurance – Advice From A Licensed Funeral Director

As a funeral director I’m often asked by the public, “do I need burial insurance?” My stock reply is the usual, “that depends.” I’m not trying to be insensitive or cute with my answer, but the truth is that it … Continue reading

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