Some of the costs involved with funeral planning, which many people overlook, include:
- Viewing or wake
- Formal service in a funeral home or church
- Use of a hearse to transfer the body
- Purchase of a casket
- Purchase of a vault
- Cemetery plot
- Headstone
- Flowers
- Burial or cremation expenses
- Embalming and cosmetics
A funeral is a time for friends and family to come together and celebrate the life
of the deceased. Therefore, it is important to leave our loved ones with fond memories
and not the burden of paying for our funeral. We have designed a calculator to help
determine how much coverage you will need for the funeral you want.
How to Use the Final Expense Inflation Calculator
Enter in the following information:
- Your current age
- The cost for the funeral you plan to have in today’s dollars
- Your gender
What the results indicate: The estimated inflation adjusted funeral cost is the
amount of coverage you will need for the funeral you plan to have. This dollar value
takes into consideration the average inflation rate and the life expectancy of a
person your age.