Your Funeral Guy: NFDA No Lower Cost Funeral

This is from the NFDA’s June Press Release.  These numbers show no lower cost funeral.

National Average Cost of an Adult Funeral: 2006 vs. 2004  from the NFDA

Regular adult funeral costs (for funeral with a viewing and ceremony) include the following general items. Costs do not include cemetery, monument or marker costs, or miscellaneous cash-advance charges, such as flowers or obituaries.

· Non-declinable basic services fee

· Removal/transfer of remains to funeral home

· Embalming

· Other preparation of the body

· Use of facilities/staff for viewing

· Use of facilities/staff for funeral ceremony

· Hearse

· Service car/van

· Basic memorial printed package

· Metal casket

Item	2006*	2004*
Non-declinable basic services fee	$1,595  (+8.46%)	$1,460
Removal/transfer of remains to funeral home	$233  (+16.31%)	$195
Embalming	$550  (+9.45%)	$498
Other preparation of the body	$203  (+13.79%	$175
Use of facilities/staff for viewing	$406  (+16.50%)	$339
Use of facilities/staff for funeral ceremony	$463  (+14.69%)	$395
Hearse	$251  (+10.36%)	$225
Service car/van	$120  (+16.67%)	$100
Basic memorial printed package	$119  (+20.17%)	$95
Subtotal without casket	$3,930  (+11.40%)	$3,482
Metal casket (average charge for most frequently purchased item)	$2,255  (+6.87%)	$2,100
National Average Cost of an Adult Funeral	$6,195  (+9.90%)	$5,582
Vault (Average charge for most frequently purchased item	$1,128  (+11.52%)	$998
Total with Vault	$7,323  (+10.15%)	$6,580

The details on how to lower your average costs of a funeral are in this funeral cost book. There is also lots of information on your lower cost funeral in

Rest in Peace Insiders Tip to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral.

“National Funeral Directors Association” -NFDA numbers -show no Lower cost Funeral. These numbers are on the low side of high. Low cost funerals are quite doable. Follow these 5 Steps to lowering the average cost of a funeral and then look at the funeral book that can help you on this matter.

5 Steps to lowering the average cost of a funeral.

Step 1: Choose Cremation and have the service somewhere other than the funeral home.

Step 2: Obtain your casket or urn from an alternative source. Suggestion Order it on the internet.

Step 3: Refuse Embalming- in most cases but not all you may do this.

Step 4: Do Everything at the church or at the cemetery as was the case with Walt Disney.

Step 5: Have a green burial.

Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak. #1 International Best Selling Author Jason Oman also gave thumbs up to this book. This book is published by  Morgan James Publishing.This is your funeral cost book.

Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of Illinois

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