Store-bought expenses or homemade?

Store-bought expenses or homemade?

I’ve long had a theory that the less $$ you spend on a goodbye, the better it might be. It’s so easy to just buy stuff as a way to either mollify your grief, assuage any guilt you might have, or just as a way to feel like you’re doing the right...
Fun Funeral Confession #3

Fun Funeral Confession #3

Returning to the confessional for True Confession #3. It can be darn hard putting forth my conviction that: Spending a lot of money on funeral merchandise (casket, urn, services, etc.) is not an indication of how much you loved someone. On a surface level,...
Making Your Own Casket…more fun to be had, again

Making Your Own Casket…more fun to be had, again

It’s that time again. Another vote for the power of making your own casket courtesy of The Guardian. “Scores of retirees across the country have formed clubs so they can get together and build their own coffins.” “I had a deep-seated feeling that people’s...