Making end-of-life decisions while you’re young and healthy ensures that you’re ready for whatever may happen as you age. Instead of burdening your spouse or family with the details of your memorial, cremation, or burial, consider these three benefits of preplanning your funeral.

Why Should You Preplan?

1. Spare Your Loved Ones

By preplanning your funeral, you’ll relieve your family of the emotional and financial burden of making arrangements while they’re mourning your death.  Making decisions about a memorial when you’re grieving is emotionally draining. Also, by preplanning your funeral, you can prepay the expenses associated with your memorial and burial services. To spare your survivors from the financial obligations associated with your death, consult with a funeral director about preplanning.

2. Preserve Control

Some may find it challenging to think about the end of life; others may be comforted by the assurance that their memorial and burial will be managed as they would want it.  Prearrangement allows you to define the type of service you want and the location as well as the music, readings, decorations, and epitaph.

3. Conserve Financial Resources

Funeral costs, like most expenses, are on the rise. Preplanning and prepaying conserve finances because you’ll pay for services at today's prices rather than tomorrow’s. To minimize spending on your end-of-life services, make prearrangements. 

Speak with a funeral director about arrangements and finances. Many funeral homes will advise you about payment plans and options for paying down expenses over time.

If you’re interested in learning more about preplanning, contact Bolton & Lunsford Funeral Homes of Cincinnati, OH. Since 1938, their compassionate, professional staff has been helping arrange end-of-lice services, burials, and cremations for families throughout Greater Cincinnati. Call (513) 661-4059 to talk to a trusted representative, or visit their website for more information about their services.