Have A Budget Upfront

Before you get started on making any firm plans, it’s important to have a budget in mind upfront. The funeral home can help you get things in order if they know how much you have to spend. They can show you where you can spend more and where you can save in order to fit it all in. Having that budget available for the professionals can really help you get things lined up well.

Consider The Service Location

There are going to be certain expenses with funerals that you can’t avoid, but you may be able to cut back on the costs based on the location you use. While the spaces you can use for a funeral are on the limited side, you might do well if you use the funeral home, for example, and roll the expenses in with the other costs. You might also be able to use your family church for low to no cost if that’s of interest to you. The location can help you cut back on costs quite a bit.

You may want to decorate your loved one’s funeral with flowers, but those arrangements can be costly. You can do a few small things and then wait to see what else comes in. Or, just use the arrangements that people send to you because you know you will likely get flowers sent to the funeral home in sympathy for your family. Using what others send can make things look nice and cut back on how much you have to spend yourself.

Keep The Numbers Small

While it’s nice to include anyone who wants to come, the more people you include, the more things are going to cost. You might want to keep things to family and close friends and let the numbers remain on the small side. That can help you to keep things on budget while including the people who absolutely want to be there.

Consider Crowdfunding for A Larger Budget

If you don’t have enough money even for the basic funeral expenses, you might want to raise some funds to get extras for your loved one. There are plenty of crowdfunding opportunities online and you might raise more than you expect for the processes at funeral homes in Wayne, PA. Whether you have all of the money you need yet or not,  the professionals  at Donohue Funeral Home can help you get your loved one everything you need for final services.