Final Planning

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Well, I got my final planning taken care of today. I want to be cremated and called a few weeks back to check on prices and pre-financing. The nice lady gave me a price of $980. I thought that was great because back about thirty years ago when I did the business of the cremation for my mom the price was $1000. To have the price actually go down was a bit of a mind-boggler. So I called the lady back Tuesday and said I was ready to go forward and we made a date for this afternoon. She told me the price had actually gone up to $1200 but she would give me the amount she has originally given me. She was just here, I signed on the dotted line and then spoke to my daughter about the plan after the lady left. All is set. I don't want to be buried. In life I am claustrophobic and so just the thought of my body being buried under 6 feet of dirt, and cement and then laying in a coffin just weirds me out something fierce. I guess the US cremation rate is 59.0% this year and is expected to be 65.2% in 2027. Over a million are cremated annually and 300,000 of those are scattered. I'm sure inquisitive minds were just dying for those stats. What are your desires when that time comes? I promise I will find something amusing to post about next.