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by butternick
2369 days ago
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It’s great Argentina has some kind of safety net for families this is really not the case in the U.K. The average cost of a funeral is nearly $5k and rising and social pressure means the poorer a family is, the more likely they are to spend big. There is a financial support scheme from the U.K.goverment but this can only be accessed after you’ve already paid for the event. Sadly this leaves many with loan sharks as their only option and ‘funeral debt’ averages nearly $2k per family in Britain. Because death is a taboo no one really talks about this issue. We’re really hoping to change that as technology can make a big difference in this area. The speed of Argentina's funerals organization has a lot in common with Jewish and Muslim funerals, who also have funerals within days of a death. We encourage people to fundraise before or after the event. Especially as there can be a lot to organise in such a short space of time. |
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I think that is the biggest problem. Asking for money is another kind of taboo, and you are mixing both. For example, it would be wise to raise money for the funeral of a terminally ill patient, but it's creepy.
Do you have some kind of funeral insurance there? Anecdote time:
The sister of my grandma has a funeral insurance, but she didn't tell anyone clearly. She only said "Don't worry because when I die, everything will be arranged."
The family found the insurance a few month after she died, so it was not used. Anyway, she luckily lived too long, so I'm not sure if it was still valid.