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[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The funeral industry (in a nutshell) is hella expensive

Cost of the plot, scheduling, cost of a casket, prepping the deceased, if there's anything special there's that cost as well, etc

There's a reason I tell my family that when I die, cremate me and put my remains in a coffee can. If you wanna schedule some kind of event do it completely removed from the funeral parlor.

[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To add to this, funerals for veterans/active duty can be a bit more involved. I'll admit I don't know who pays for the military ceremony, but someone does.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

Seems like that should be paid by the military...