Crozekiel

That is an extremely foreign concept to my indoctrinated american brain… My grandmother pre-paid for her entire funeral, casket and burial plot included, back in the early 1980s and didn’t pass until 2005. It cost her like $3000 in 1980s money and we were told at the time the same arrangements would have cost about $25000 in 2005. Another family member died that same year and was cremated and that cost about $4000 just for the basic plain box mentioned above. I’m sure today it is at least double that… (guessing based on how much more EVERYTHING else costs vs 20 years ago).

Unfortunately, $5k doesn’t buy you a sweet funeral. You’re lucky to be cremated and remains in a plain plastic coated cardboard box for $5k.

$5k might cover the costs of moving a country with proper healthcare though.