Title: Funeral Loans and FInancing: Help With Funeral Expenses | SuperMoney!
Headings: The Definitive Guide to Funeral Financing Loans
The Definitive Guide to Funeral Financing Loans
Discover how to find the best rates and terms to provide for a funeral.
Compare rates from multiple lenders
What are funeral loans?
Who is responsible for paying for a funeral?
How much should I borrow for a funeral?
What is the average cost of a funeral?
Where should you look for a funeral loan?
How to compare funeral loans
So what should you do?
Pros and cons of funeral loans
WEIGH THE RISKS AND BENEFITS
Pros
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Let’s take a closer look at the pros and cons of funeral loans.
The benefits of financing a funeral with a personal loan.
Disadvantages of financing a funeral with personal loans
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Content: On the other hand, you don’t want to borrow too much and overspend. Below, find the national median funeral costs, according to the National Funeral’s Directors Association. Compare the prices for both an adult viewing with a burial and an adult viewing with a cremation. National Median Funeral Cost Item
Adult Funeral with Viewing and Burial
Adult Funeral with Viewing and Cremation
Non-declinable basic services fee
$2,100
$2,100
Removal/transfer of remains to funeral home
$325
$325
Embalming
$725
$725
Other preparation of the body
$250
$250
Use of facilities/staff for viewing
$425
$425
Use of facilities/staff for the funeral ceremony
$500
$500
Hearse
$325
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Service car/van
$150
$150
Basic memorial printed package
$160
$160
Metal casket
$2,400
–
Vault
$1,395
–
Total with vault
$8,755
–
Cremation fee (if the firm uses a third-party crematory)**
–
$350
Cremation Casket
–
$1,000
Urn
–
$275
What is the average cost of a funeral? The median cost ranges from around $6,000 for a cremation to $9,000 for burial with a vault. The rate of cremation is on the rise and is projected to reach 79% by 2035. Median Cost of a Funeral with Viewing and Cremation
$6,260
Median Cost of a Funeral With Viewing and Burial without Vault
$7,360
Median Cost of a Funeral With Viewing and Burial with Vault
$8,755
However, keep in mind, the cost can vary greatly depending on factors including: Where you live. The products and services you choose (cremation or burial, vault or no vault, flowers, etc.). How many people attend the funeral.