A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die

DON’T PLAN TO DIE?
We plan our finances, our families, our retirement, just about everything except our funerals. Without end-of-life planning, life’s other plans can come undone.A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die shows you how to:

• Create a meaningful, memorable send-off.
• Avoid stress at a time of grief.
• Save thousands of dollars.
• Reduce family conflict.
• Incorporate funeral traditions for major faiths.
• Utilize new trends like green burial, at-home services, and funeral webcasting.
• Prepare advance directives, obituaries, eulogies, ethical wills, condolence cards, and thank you notes.
• Hold a pet funeral.
• And much more!

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Gail Rubin speaks regularly to groups on getting the conversation started, religious traditions for funerals, green burial, creating a memorable event, and how to save money. She is an event planner specializing in funerals and memorial services. The author of The Family Plot Blog: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die , she serves on the cemetery committee for her congregation and has washed and dressed bodies for burial. She’s also a breast cancer survivor and a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling.