{"id":4684,"date":"2015-10-12T15:55:53","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T08:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/you-dont-have-to-dig-deep-for-a-funeral-there-are-cheaper-alternatives\/"},"modified":"2016-02-13T16:46:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T09:46:31","slug":"you-dont-have-to-dig-deep-for-a-funeral-there-are-cheaper-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/you-dont-have-to-dig-deep-for-a-funeral-there-are-cheaper-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"You don\u2019t have to dig deep for a funeral \u2013 there are cheaper alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMore people are forgoing a traditional send-off as the cost of dying keeps on rising. Here we look at ways you can limit your outlayDying is becoming an increasingly pricey business: the average cost of a funeral was this week put at \u00a33,700. But if you choose to do it all yourself, with an eco-coffin, a basic cremation and an estate car or van instead of a hearse, it\u2019s possible to get the cost down to a fraction of that \u2013 perhaps as little as \u00a3400. Related: Funerals: Five ways to save on the cost of dying Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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More people are forgoing a traditional send-off as the cost of dying keeps on rising....<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-1dy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65936,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dont-dig-deep-for-a-pre-paid-funeral-plan\/","url_meta":{"origin":4684,"position":0},"title":"Don't dig deep for a pre-paid funeral plan","date":"September 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r About 1.3 million people in the UK have purchased a funeral plan, but experts warn they could become a national scandalTens of thousands of people are at risk of being left out of pocket because of a growing \u201cnational scandal\u201d involving pre-paid funeral plans, it was claimed this week.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24773,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/funeral-costs-can-see-you-digging-deep-but-small-directors-ease-the-pain\/","url_meta":{"origin":4684,"position":1},"title":"Funeral costs can see you digging deep, but small directors ease the pain","date":"September 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Bereaved families pay about \u00a33,700 for a basic cremation or burial \u2013 are there cheaper options? 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