It Won't Kill You to Preplan Your Funeral

By Gail Rubin

As a pioneering death educator, I’ve been talking about death and funeral planning for eight years as of 2018. It hasn’t killed me yet. So far so good.

Even though humans have a 100% mortality rate, studies by funeral and estate planning attorney organizations indicate only 20-25% of adults plan ahead for end-of-life issues. That means 75-80% of our loved ones will be stressed and scrambling to find information and make expensive decisions while they’re mourning the loss of a loved one.

In 2017, my husband and I updated our wills. We first drew them up when we got married in 2000. Our executor had moved out of state, so it was time to name someone else. Waiting 17 years is much too long a time to revisit your estate planning wishes. Most estate planning attorneys suggest revisiting wills and trusts every three to five years.

We also put our funeral wishes on file with our preferred local funeral home. Pulling together all the biographical information, burial plot details, casket preferences, clergy to contact, etc. was a time-consuming exercise. But now that it’s done, that’s one less chore to handle.

My vital signs are still going strong! What’s your excuse?

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