Seven Reasons to pre-plan:

1. Take the burden off of loved ones

2. Pre-planning freezes the cost

3. You can finance the financial burden

4. The pre-developed and pre-planning advantage

5. Make decisions together

6. Ensure your wishes are kept

Some people have specific requests for their final arrangements.  The only way to ensure that those wishes will be honored is to pre-arrange them.  A few years ago, a very wealthy man wanted to pre-plan his final arrangements.  He had his heart set on a beautiful pyramid mausoleum for him and his wife to share.  He hesitated to buy it because of another financial obligation, and a few weeks later, he and his wife were both killed in a car accident while on vacation in Italy.  Instead of honoring his wishes, his children decided to do the cheapest thing possible and kept the rest of his money for themselves.  That man would have not been happy with how his children chose to remember him.  The moral of the story: Pre-arranging is the only way to ensure that your wishes are kept.

Enjoy peace of mind