Funeral costs on the rise: how talking about it can help

The average cost of a traditional attended funeral reached £4,510 in 2025, according to insurer SunLife’s annual Cost of ...
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Funerals are expensive: 15 funeral costs to remember

A loved one passing away is one of the most difficult experiences anyone will go through. And this event can be made all the more worse if you have to deal with costly funeral expenses as you grieve.
Yahoo

Over Half of Adults Over 45 Underestimate Funeral Costs, Survey Finds — Here's How Expensive Funerals Really Are

More than half of U.S. adults aged 45 and older estimate the cost of a funeral at less than $10,000, yet the actual costs are actually somewhere between $15,000 and $20,000, according to Choice Mutual ...
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Consumer Reports' tips on how to plan your own funeral

FUNERALS ARE OFTEN ONE OF LIFE’S BIGGEST EXPENSES. PLANNING AHEAD CAN BE UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT IT CAN SAVE MONEY AND HELP EASE THE BURDEN ON YOUR LOVED ONES. CONSUMER REPORTS HAS SOME PRACTICAL ADVICE ON ...

Cost of funerals sees grieving families forced to crowdfund

A growing number of grieving families are turning to crowdfunding and loan sharks to pay for funerals as the cost now averaging more than £5000.
Cover Magazine

Rising costs leading to funeral financial strain: SunLife

Over 50s life insurer, SunLife, has released its Cost of Dying report which showed the cost of funerals rising and causing ...
Morningstar

Debt.com Survey Finds "Cost of Goodbye" Rising Sharply: 1 in 3 Americans Now Borrow to Cover Funeral and End-of-Life Expenses

37% of U.S. adults have borrowed to pay for funeral or end-of-life expenses — a steep rise from just 14% last year. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A growing number of American ...