Last year I spoke with Peter Gunders from ABC Southern Queensland and the story came out the other day… here’s a snippet and link to the article below:
Chances are you’ve read a lot about the cost of living recently.
This is not one of those stories. It’s about the cost of dying.
Like it or not, just like taxes, death is inevitable. And it can be expensive.
Burial plots, coffins, headstones, flowers, and a wake — it all adds up.
So how much does it cost to die in Australia? It depends.
There is no set fee for a basic funeral in Australia, but several states do require funeral directors to provide an itemised price list on their website and at their premises.
According to the government’s Moneysmart site, funerals in Australia can cost “from $4,000 for a basic cremation to around $15,000 for a more elaborate” burial.
But it is possible to spend a lot less.
When Ulick Baumann’s mother Bobbie battled cancer, she gave her family specific instructions about how she wanted her life to be celebrated when the time came… Read The Article
