Title: What Should I Expect to Pay for Funeral and Burial Expenses
Headings: What Should I Expect to Pay for Funeral and Burial Expenses
What Should I Expect to Pay for Funeral and Burial Expenses
Statistics
Types of Funerals
Traditional Funeral Services
Direct Burial
Cremation
General Information about Service Fes
Basic Service
Caskets
Burial Vaults
Body Removal
Embalming
Dressing, Hair & Makeup
Burial Clothing
Storage and Refrigeration
Viewing
Funeral Ceremony Staff
Printed Programs
Guest Register
Flowers
Clergy or Celebrant Fees
Musician (s)
Hearse or Funeral Coach
Other vehicles
Grave Plots
Grave Opening and Closing
Graveside Service
Temporary Burial Marker
Obituary
Urns
Grave Markers, Monuments and Headstones
Death Certificate
The Federal Trade Commission, Funerals & Your Rights
Regarding embalming:
Regarding Cremations:
Vaults:
Caskets and Urns:
Packages:
Pricing:
True Costs of Funerals
Major Services
Lesser Services
Save Money on Funerals
Packages
Burial Vaults
Embalming
Gasket Casket
Programs
Clothing
Cremation
Consider a Home Funeral or Community Center or Church
Skip the Clergy
Timing
Caskets and Urns
Cardboard Caskets
Turn Cremated Remains into a Plant or Tree
Flowers
Musicians
Other Ways to Save / Pay for a Funeral
Donate Your Body to Science/Medical Schools
Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
References

Content: In 2014, the national average cost rose to $7,181. Currently, the average cost for a traditional funeral is over $10,000. Types of Funerals
Traditional Funeral Services
Traditional funeral services usually include embalming, dressing of the body, funeral home rental, a viewing, body transportation (via a hearse) to the funeral site, casket cost, and a cemetery plot or crypt. This is the most expensive type of funeral because many types of services and additional add-ons are available. Direct Burial
This burial is a simpler version of a traditional service. A direct burial would likely include a simple container, no viewing or visitation, and no embalming. A memorial service would still be held at the graveside if desired. Cremation
The body is cremated after death without embalming. Remains are kept as the family desires. Costs are compounded as services are added.