Funeral Consumers Alliance

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Name	Fall 2006 Newsletter
Description	The Consumer Self-Help Issue When best-laid plans go astray - helping consumers make last-minute funeral decisions Funeral shopping 101 - tips and stories from volunteer FCA educators Four-step funeral planning - where to start when you don't know where to start How to read (and use) a funeral home price list Funeral myths and facts Who has the legal right to decide on your funeral arrangements Death in one state, burial in another - do it without breaking the bank Backup and succession planning for FCA groups - who can get a hold of the important files if your group leader dies?
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Dangers of Prepaying

"Preneed" is a term coined by the funeral industry to describe the arrangement and payment of a funeral prior to death. Obviously, if you are to have any say in it, you must plan in advance of your death. "Prearrangement" is also used interchangeably with "preneed".

The marketing of preneed plans for funeral services and merchandise is increasingly prevalent. Various companies, including insurance companies, "for-profit cremation societies," and "preneed associations" flood the mail with advertising which touts the benefits of their preneed plans. There are a number of pitfalls, as well as options, about which consumers should be well-informed.

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The Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) is a Federation of Nonprofit Consumer Information Societies protecting a consumer's right to choose a meaningful, dignified, affordable funeral since 1963.