We plan for things all the time. We plan vacations. We plan our monthly budget. We plan our route on road trips. We plan for these things because they are important. Yet, one of the most important things we tend to never plan for is our passing. Directors of funeral homes in Simi Valley, CA. get it. It’s not as fun to plan your final arrangements as it is to plan a vacation on the beach. However, it is so much more important. Let’s look at some of the top reasons you should preplan your funeral today. 

1. Help Your Family 

One of the biggest reasons people preplan is because they want to ease the burden of those they leave behind. When you pass away, your family will be going through a very difficult time as they will be experiencing feelings of pain and loss. If you haven’t made arrangements ahead of time, your family will also be dealing with trying to make all the arrangements themselves. This can add an extreme amount of additional stress and burden onto them. Help your family by making sure everything is prearranged so that they can focus on mourning and healing and not details of a service. 

2. Reduce Financial Burden 

Many families do not have a lot of money set aside for emergencies and other situations that arise. This means that when you pass, especially if it is sudden, your family may struggle to find the funds to pay for everything. By preplanning and prefunded your arrangements, the financial burden will be taken off of your family. 

3. Ensure Your Last Wishes Carried Out 

By preplanning your arrangements, you can dictate what you want to happen and how you would like things to go. This is important if you have any special wishes or other aspects that are important to you. Even if you express your wishes to your family verbally before you pass, they may not remember them or have the ability to carry them out. When you preplan everything, you will have peace of mind knowing your wishes will be honored. 

After You Make Your Arrangements 

Once you make your final arrangements, make sure you inform your family you have done so. While this may seem obvious, many people may not do this right away, get busy, and just forget. It’s important that you let your family know immediately after everything has been arranged. It is also important that you show or tell them where all documents and contracts pertaining to this can be found. This way, when the time cones, they will know exactly where all the information is located. 

We would love the opportunity to help you with your preplanning of your arrangements. Feel free to call us or come by any time and talk with a funeral director about your service needs. Whether is traditional funeral services in a church or funeral homes in Simi Valley, CA., or a cremation of celebration of life event, we can help ensure nothing gets overlooked so that you feel confident every detail is handled.