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Old 07-10-2005, 11:39 PM
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Originally posted by fun4real
We cremated my dad four years ago and total costs for everything was about $1200.

I lost a friend in 93 and his casket was almost that much. And that wasn't one of the expensive ones. I was amazed at how much the funeral cost. Of course you don't pay up front. But the funeral home would not proceed without seeing the insurance policy first. It was all a trip.

The stuff you have to deal with during your grieving period. It can just all be so much.
Okay that is a lot less, because you can't get a decent funeral today for less than $5,000.
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