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Upon researching a bit deeper on the Internet, you’ll be surprised to see how the cost of burials and funerals has increased in Australia in the past two decades. In 2017, it has become a major expense and something that families need to think about and take smarter decisions. This has to be done to keep these expenses under control and making sure that the quality is not compromised at all and the event becomes a memorable one. -
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Breaking Up the Quote of Prepaid Funerals in Australia •Upon calling one of the prepaid funeral directors for a quote, you’ll surely receive an extremely broad, ballpark estimate. It would be somewhere in the vicinity of $6,000 – $8,000. •However, experts say that you need to be fully aware of the things that you get in lieu of this amount. •Expenses for the services that fall under a funeral director’s “professional services fee” •Experts that offer services related to prepaid funerals say that most prepaid funeral directors break down their professional services fee differently. •However, they are catered only upon being requested by the family of the deceased and include services like a viewing or wake and funeral cars to transport the family. Resources: - http://www.sooperarticles.com/spirituality-articles/religion-articles/breaking-up- quote-prepaid-funerals-australia-1603280.html 1
Breaking Up the Quote of Prepaid Funerals in Australia Upon researching a bit deeper on the Internet, you’ll be surprised to see how the cost of burials and funerals has increased in Australia in the past two decades. In 2017, it has become a major expense and something that families need to think about and take smarter decisions. This has to be done to keep these expenses under control and making sure that the quality is not compromised at all and the event becomes a memorable one. For these reasons, professionals give their clients the option of prepaid funerals as this concept is beneficial in a number of ways. However, to keep a check on the expenses, it is important that you have an idea of where your money is going to be invested. This post will give you a breakdown of everything that you need to know as far as the cost of a burial is concerned. We will also try to itemise key expenses that you need to be aware of. 2
The initial estimate •Upon calling one of the prepaid funeral directors for a quote, you’ll surely receive an extremely broad, ballpark estimate. It would be somewhere in the vicinity of $6,000 – $8,000. •However, experts say that you need to be fully aware of the things that you get in lieu of this amount. •In most cases, you will see that this will cover only the cost that would be payable to the director. •This means that it’ll exclude other key expenses needed to complete prepaid funerals Sydney. •This indicates that the quote you have received is not the final one and the final cost would be much higher than what’s being told to you. •The two main expenses that are often excluded from the quote given to customers is the cost of headstones and secondly, the cemetery fee. Let us examine the particular nature of the costs paid to the director and what they cover. This cost is classified in three different categories. They are – •Expenses for the services that fall under a funeral director’s “professional services fee” •Expenses for “additional services” •Expenses for payment of “third party fees” Let us get a brief detail of all these expenses. Professional services fee •Experts that offer services related to prepaid funerals say that most prepaid funeral directors break down their professional services fee differently. 3
But the general inclusions of this fee include – •The things necessary for arranging and carrying out the funeral •Meeting with the family •Transfer of the deceased •Mortuary care •Making arrangements for newspaper notices and registration of death •Liaising with the venue, celebrant, florist and other third parties Additional services •These services are not "absolutely necessary" for conducting prepaid funerals. •However, they are catered only upon being requested by the family of the deceased and include services like a viewing or wake and funeral cars to transport the family. Third party fees •This cost generally includes clergy or celebrant fees, musician fees, venue hire fees, floral tributes, newspaper notices and catering. Resources: - http://www.sooperarticles.com/spirituality-articles/religion-articles/breaking-up- quote-prepaid-funerals-australia-1603280.html 4
