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There are actually tons of articles on the internet that can help people wade thru the funeral industry's practices. The trick is not to wait until your loved one dies, and you have two days to decide while grieving.

Many standard practices are NOT required by law, such as embalming. I have strict orders that if anyone embalms me, then props me up in an open casket for people to gawk at, I will come back and haunt them!!!

Check your state laws regarding caskets, embalming, grave liners, etc, etc, then try to find out which funeral homes in the area you live are willing to accept the idea that the amount of money spent on a funeral doesn't equal the love (or guilt) you felt for the person who has died.

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Click here for a good place to start