Start with these steps
- Set a working family budget before comparing packages.
- Request the funeral home General Price List and the prices of the individual services being considered.
- Record transportation, professional services, facility, merchandise, permit, obituary, cemetery, crematory, and cash-advance costs separately.
- Ask which charges are paid to the provider and which are paid to third parties.
- Compare like-for-like totals, cancellation terms, deposits, and payment timing.