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Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:02 am
by witbig
The family spends approximately $11,000 for a single funeral (usa).

casket – $2,300
funeral director’s basic services fee – $1,500
embalming and body preparation – $600
funeral ceremony and viewing – $1,000
miscellaneous (hearse, death certificates, obituary, etc.) – $600
grave space – $1,000
cost to dig the grave ( sometimes called the open/close fee) – $1,000
Headstone – $2,000
Grave Marker – $1,000

Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:52 am
by eyeknow
It's good to see you back for the 8th time, caprezzz.

Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:53 am
by eyeknow
Everybody check their soundcloud account :x :lol:

Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:31 am
by TomViolenz
Yeah dying is pretty expensive nowadays, I don't think I can afford it :mrgreen:

Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:13 pm
by witbig
I think I want to go with this custom coffin......

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Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:04 pm
by TomViolenz
:lol:
nothing says classy like a Budweiser coffin

Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:11 pm
by witbig
even better, nothing says classy like Budweiser inside the coffin!...

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Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 4:09 am
by witbig
eyeknow wrote:It's good to see you back for the 8th time, caprezzz.
Enlighten me.

Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 5:58 am
by oblique strategies
witbig wrote:cost to dig the grave ( sometimes called the open/close fee) – $1,000
That is one expensive hole.

Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:10 am
by TomViolenz
oblique strategies wrote:
witbig wrote:cost to dig the grave ( sometimes called the open/close fee) – $1,000
That is one expensive hole.
One could say they take it from the living... 8)

Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 11:43 pm
by witbig
If you wanna go all out...

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Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 2:16 am
by eyeknow
I wanna be buried wit my chronic. You know, to keep me sane not havin' nothin' to do.

Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:08 am
by yur2die4
Yeah well I'm not average.

So happy (en)trails to me!

Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:50 pm
by derzai
don't forget the variable costs. otherwise one would benefit from staying longer in the grave.

Re: Average cost of dying an average death

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:40 pm
by TomViolenz
derzai wrote:don't forget the variable costs. otherwise one would benefit from staying longer in the grave.
Capitalism taken to its logical extreme!