The Benefits of Pre-planning

10 Benefits of Pre-Planning a Funeral

There are many benefits to pre-planning your funeral. Following is a list of some of those benefits and why you should consider making your funeral arrangements ahead of time:

Locks in Cost - Funeral Expenses can't increase.
Provides Peace of Mind
Makes Your Final Wish Known

You have peace-of-mind now knowing that your wishes will be followed through.

Your costs are locked in. The expenses for your funeral cannot increase.

After your death, no one can make any decisions you wouldn't want.

Your survivors will never have to worry about doing the wrong thing when finalizing your funeral arrangements.

During what may be an emotionally difficult time for your family immediately after your death, pre-planning avoids potential misunderstanding or indecision about your funeral arrangements among family members.

No mistakes and no oversights. Everything will be done your way.

You can make complex decisions ahead of time when you have the time to think things through.

Funeral pre-planning can include pre-payment. The cost can be paid in full upfront, or an affordable payment plan can be created, and in both case locks in today's cost. This will save your family money and avoid any financial burdens.

You are guaranteed to get what you want.

Get it done and then relax.


What People Say About Pre-planning:
  • "Pre-planning my funeral locked in the cost today.  I'm not having to be concerned about my family being able to pay for my funeral in the future when funeral expenses will cost more." - Mary
  • "We both made pre-arrangements for our funerals because we don't want either one of us to be making emotional decisions about finances at such an difficult time." - Frank and Claire
  • "Janet and I had our life insurance taken care of and our wills, and we thought having a pre-arranged funeral for each of us would complete our end of life planning" - Homer and Janet.
  • "My family knows exactly what I want. No one has to feel guilty about making the wrong decision." - David
  • "We remember when my mother died. None of us kids knew what to do and absolutely none of us knew what she wanted. I don't want to my kids to be faced with these kinds of decisions when they may be going through a roller coaster of emotions." - Susan 
  • "By pre-paying my funeral arrangements with the monthly payment plan, I've made it easy to afford the funeral I wanted and I've lessened the financial burden on my wife and family." - John
  • "Pre-planning my funeral was my way of showing my family just how much I love them." - Lee
  •  "We provided our funeral pre-arrangements to our local funeral home to make sure our funerals are done the way we want." - Amy and Don
Our Funeral Pre-Planning Checklist

Pre-Planning a Funeral Just Makes Sense

Call us today to learn how we can help you get started, or get started now with our Pre-plan Online pre-planning tool.

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For more information, please visit www.prepaidfunerals.texas.gov. 

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