Green Funeral Products: What Are They?

There are two main products used in every funeral – a receptacle for the body and chemicals to preserve the body. If you’re thinking of going green, these are the two things you’ll need to address with any funeral directors you work with. At the risk of being a little tactless, coffins are expensive. Just…

An Introduction to Green Funerals

What exactly is a green funeral? It’s a funeral that uses products and methods that leave as small an environmental footprint as possible. Basic funerals seem like a huge waste to me – of both money and material. I don’t even consider myself all that crunchy and I still think it makes more sense for…

12 Thoughts About Death and Finances

Death has been on my mind a lot lately. My grandma passed away two weeks ago after a seven year battle with cancer. For a lot of that time, it seemed like she might beat it and there was even a four year respite there when she was in remission. Weirdly enough, thoughts about money…