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- AARP Webplace | Funeral and Burial Costs - The AARP's overview of funeral planning includes information on average funeral costs, how to file a complaint against a funeral home, and how to make smart decisions about funerals and memorials.
www.aarp.org/confacts/money/funeral.html
- Advanced Funeral Planning - Focuses on the benefits of pre-planning a funeral, answers frequently asked questions, outlines steps that need to be taken at the death of a loved one, and details financing options for funerals.
www.advancedfuneralplanning.com
- California Consumer Guide to Funerals - Consumer guide for California residents, including how FTC regulations and California law impact such practices as burial at sea, which the sponsoring company offers.
www.ashesonthesea.com/consumerguide.htm
- Cooperative Funeral Fund - High-level funeral planning guide, with information on financing funerals, pre-need insurance and other funding options, and details on veterans' benefits.
www.cffinc.com/index.htm
- Crash Course in Wills & Trusts - Detailed overview on wills and how they work, including how to write one, what qualifies a will as a will, how probate works, and what trusts are and how they work. Great top-level overview developed by an attorney.
www.mtpalermo.com/HTTOC.HTM
- Estate & Funeral Planning - A collection of articles and tips on estate planning and funerals from various US newspapers, including the Sacramento Bee.
www.reporternews.com/2000/ads/funreal
- Federation of Ontario Memorial Societies Funeral Consumers' Alliance - Gathers information about the Ontario Canada death care industry on behalf of Memorial Society members who have decided they do not want expensive full service conventional funerals and communicates this information to anyone interested.
www.myfuneralplan.org
- FinalThoughts - Enables consumers to record instructions on funeral planning, pet care, and other life-management issues in the event of death; also provides a resource for recording final message to be e-mailed to loved ones after death.
www.finalthoughts.com
- Free Funeral Planning and Arranging Advice - Funeral arranging advice for persons arranging at-need or pre-need funerals.
mysite.freeserve.com/funeraladvice
- Funeral Consumers Alliance - Funeral industry watchdog group that includes consumer warnings about specific organizations, things to watch for, and tools and information on planning a funeral.
www.funerals.org
- Funeral Consumers Discussion Group - Consumers with comments about funeral and cemetery purchases share their experiences, questions, and comments.
groups.yahoo.com/group/funeral_consumers
- Funeral Goods and Services - Consumer protection information from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor. Includes press releases, legal information, glossary, information on veterans' benefits, consumer guide, links to resources.
www.osa.state.mn.us/mainTmp.lasso?page==pagCemIntro&-nothing
- Funeral Planning Workbook - Basic information on the benefits of pre-planning a funeral; offers a low-cost workbook to help make decisions and plan the event. Developed by a 30-year veteran of funeral service.
www.funeralplanning1.com
- Funeral Planning: How to Plan Funerals and Memorials - Extensive information on funeral planning, financing funerals, online planning tools, grief support materials, ask the experts panel, and funeral home locator guide.
www.funeralplan.com
- Funeral Preplanning Kit 4 Burials or Cremation - Consumer guide to end of life planning, includes articles on grief support and coping with imminent death as well as funeral and memorial planning tools.
www.deni.net/preplanning_kit.html
- Heppell Funeral Planning - Independent pre-need funeral consultant discusses benefits of pre-planning and financing a funeral service, and outlines details of funeral insurance.
www.heppell.com
- KELN--Bibliography, Funeral Planning: Know Your Rights and You Can Reduce Funeral Expenses - An annotated bibliography of materials on funeral planning and estate settlement, with links to other resources on wills, advance directives, and Medicaid eligibility.
www.keln.org/bibs/lach2.htm
- Kern Memorial Society - A non-profit consumers' alliance dedicated to the consumer's right to choose a simple, economical, meaningful, dignified funeral or memorial service.
www.funerals.org/kms
- Monument Builders of North America - An association of manufacturers of memorials, tombstones, and markers. Site includes consumer information on purchasing memorials and consumer and legistlative news.
www.monumentbuilders.org
- NOLO Funeral Planning - Includes information on wills, funeral planning, organ donation, and tips for consumers on making the most of their pre-planning.
www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/funeral_planning_ency.html
- Organ and Whole Body Donation - Includes downloadable and printable organ and whole body donation cards, articles on death and what happens to dead bodies (including stages of decay), funeral industry glossary, and books and reference materials on the medical aspects of death.
galenpress.com/extras/extra4.htm
- Partnership for Caring - A US, nonprofit organization devoted to raising consumer expectations for excellent end-of-life care and increasing demand for such care.
www.partnershipforcaring.org
- Planning For The Evential Tomorrow -- Funerals - Background on funeral pre-planning, with information on the choices consumers have, and explanation of major topics like direct disposition, cremation, memorial services, and information for those who want to manage a burial without a funeral director or mortician.
seniors-site.com/ultimate/planning.html
- Profits of Death - A veteran of the death care business, reveals the rip-offs and shows people how to cut funeral costs.
www.profitsofdeath.com
- Sympathy Tributes UK - Advice and guidance on choosing the appropriate funeral flowers--Find UK Florists for Funeral Flowers, Floral Tributes, Sympathy Flowers, Floral Tributes and wreaths.
www.sympathytributes.co.uk
- The Easier Way - Consumer resource for funeral information that contains longevity and funeral cost calculators, free online planning tools, and an emergency information registry designed to alert loved ones of wishes in the event of an emergency.
www.theeasierway.com
- The Memorial Society of Edmonton & District - The Society assists and educates consumers in preplanning, funerals.
www.angelfire.com/my/edmemsociety
- The USAA Educational Foundation | Family: Funeral Planning - Basic and straightforward checklist for funeral planning including what information and records are required, how to obtain a death certificate, and details on cremation versus burial.
www.usaaedfoundation.org/ef_fam_funeral.asp
- UK Funeral Planning, Arranging, and Services - Detailed information on everything from finding a funeral service provider to paying for funerals to alternative methods of disposition (e.g., body donation, burial at sea). Also includes counseling resources.
www.funeralsuk.com/index.htm
- UK Funerals On Line - Independent consumer guide to funerals in the UK. Also contains directory of funeral directors, monumental masons and florists.
www.uk-funerals.co.uk
- UMHS Funeral Planning - Details on what a funeral costs, how to get financial help for a funeral, and the procedure after the death of a loved one. Includes advice on helping children cope with funerals.
www.med.umich.edu/1libr/topics/grief03.htm
- USNews: The Death Care Business - News article explaining how the funeral industry works, focusing on how it sells and charges for funeral services.
www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/980323/23deat.htm
- Funerals: A Consumer Guide - Pre-planning and financial advice and guidance. Includes a list of consumer resources, a glossary and a planning checklist.
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/services/funeral.htm
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