In most cases, when someone passes away, their loved ones are left to make—and pay for—funeral arrangements. This can be both a financial and emotional burden, especially during a period of mourning. One way to avoid this problem is to plan your funeral or memorial service yourself. This course of action offers other benefits, as well.

4 Benefits of Planning Your Own Funeral or Memorial Service

1. Choose Exactly What You Want

If you make the arrangements yourself, you can choose exactly the type of service and disposition you want. Do you prefer burial or cremation? Is there a particular burial site you like? What kind of casket or cremation urn do you want? These are all very personal decisions that often get left to family members. By preplanning the service, you can make these decisions yourself.

2. Get Peace of Mind

Preplanning your funeral or memorial service gives you the peace of mind that your final arrangements are set. Your loved ones won't have to shoulder the weight or argue about what types of service and disposition you might have preferred. You can feel good that you've taken care of everything yourself.

3. Pay Today's Prices

Inflation affects every industry, and even funeral prices rise over time. However, if you make formal preplanning final arrangements, you can pay for the service, casket, and burial at today's prices. This could save you hundreds—or even thousands—of dollars, depending on how long you live.

4. Spend Down Your Assets

To qualify for Medicaid's long-term care, patients must demonstrate both medical and financial need. If you don't qualify financially, you can spend down your assets on certain approved expenses until you're eligible. Pre-planned funeral contracts are an acceptable expense in most states.

Preplanning your own funeral lets you design exactly the type of service and arrangements you want and lifts the burden from your loved ones. To discuss your options, contact the compassionate professionals at E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, with locations in Amelia, New Richmond, and Bethel, OH. They've been serving the Greater Cincinnati area for more than 140 years and have deep ties to the communities they serve. Visit their website to learn more about funeral pre-planning, or call (513) 753-6130 to arrange a consultation.