Dieing to Cut Costs ?

[Zippy]

I hope my ex is buried and not cremated. I want to dance on her grave.

Ashes = cat litter?

[The Lone Gunman]

Shouldn't cremations be made illegal or taxed to death (pun intended) due to concerns of Carbon emmisions?

[AlfredJPruffock]

I've told my family that I want to donate my body to medical science but they don't seem too keen. Can you insist (pre-death obviously!) or is it like organ donation where you cease to 'own' yourself after you've snuffed it?

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If you consider it - why not let others potentially benefit from your dead usless carcass via medical research rather than some grubby funeral parlour profiting by burning or burying you - BTW I wonder what their markup is ?

Certainly it makes no difference to one's status whether you have some flashy funeral service as a final futile gesture to your shoddy little ego - but you could benefit somebody via Medical resreach - or at least give some budding medical student a bit of a laugh.

And you could really save your family a few grand - thats a major consideration - altough if you have a limited company perhaps as director you cculd offset the Funeral costs against Tax ?

So why isnt the Donating your body concept given more publicity ?

[tim123]

The ultimate act of the Ego's vanity - but can you afford it ?

The average cost of dying has soared to £7,098 this year and is expected to rise by another third over the next five years, according to a survey which warns that many bereaved families will struggle to cover all the expenses.

The cost of a "standard" funeral in the UK has risen by 7.2% to £2,733, but additional and often "hidden" costs such as venue hire, catering and flowers can push the overall average cost much higher, the research suggests.

"Venue hire" FFS.

We have a big family (well we did!) and funerals are well attended, but you don't hire somewhere. You just go back to the deceased relation's house (and no, they aren't large houses).

Who the hell does otherwise?

tim

[AlfredJPruffock]

Well Tim- some people simply wouldn't be seen dead at their own funeral venue unless the 'happenning ' was at a some swanky exclusive venue.

Even in Death - vanity rules.

[EternalOptimist]

Shouldn't cremations be made illegal or taxed to death (pun intended) due to concerns of Carbon emmisions?

I can just picture legions of eco-warriors refusing to die untill this green tax is introduced.
'No expiration without taxation.
What do we want ?
To die
When do we want it ?
To die'

[AlfredJPruffock]

I can just picture legions of eco-warriors refusing to die untill this green tax is introduced.
'No expiration without taxation.
What do we want ?
To die
When do we want it ?
To die'

Now my advice for those who Die
Declare the Pennies on your Eye
Cos Im the TaxMan
And you're working for noone but me ...

[Menelaus]

Find somewhere hot and tropical, snuff it, decompose.

Jobs a good 'un.