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Common Mistakes In Funeral Planning

• 2023-03-22
• Com 09

To help avoid turning funeral planning into a stressful experience, try to avoid these common pitfalls

• Getting in debt while funeral planning. The costs can quickly add up, and you might not be aware of how much the entire thing has cost until after the fact. Set a budget that you can afford and then work with your funeral director to make sure that you don’t exceed it.
• Delegating tasks to the wrong people. Some people will lighten your load during funeral planning and some people will make everything more stressful. Try to find reliable people to delegate tasks to and don’t feel obliged to give someone an important task just because they have volunteered.
• Failing to find time to grieve. It can be easy to get caught up in the planning and admin that you set aside your own feelings. Once everything is in place, it’s important to give yourself time and space to grieve your loss. Otherwise, you might be left feeling like you’re the only person who didn’t have a chance to say goodbye.
• Not setting aside differences. A funeral can bring people together, or it can drive them apart. It is often a conscious decision to use the occasion to bring people together, so try to make the effort where you can. Setting aside differences and choosing to come together with family will leave you feeling a lot more at peace than if you use the occasion to spark up old conflicts.