• Clear frame of mind 
• Decisions are made more rationally
• Decisions reflect personal preferences
• Avoids family squabbles, particularly when more than one family is involved
• Comfortable terms are provided to pay off arrangements
• Today's prices are locked in 
• Cost is at a discount from the list price, thus resulting in great savings
• Survivors are freed from having to make final arrangements

• Grief stricken
• Decisions are made under stress and emotion Decisions reflect preferences of others
• Serious family squabbles could result as to procedures, amount to spend, etc.
• Arrangements must be paid for immediately
• Inflation increases prices with every additional year
• Cost is at list price, thus making it more expensive
•  Survivors are subjected to unnecessary grief and pressure at a time of distress

MYTH:  I don't need pre-need arrangements.

FACT:  Statistics indicate that only 15% of those having casualty insurance suffer a loss; yet almost 100% of home and car owners carry casualty insurance.
On the other hand, the eventual need for final arrangements is 100%; thereby making pre-need arrangements of primary absolute importance.

MYTH:  I am too young to think about pre-need arrangements.

FACT:  Examine the obituaries in your local paper, and you will find that no age is exempt.
 

MYTH:  Once I am gone, I don't care what they do to me.

FACT:  All your adult life, YOU made the plans by which to live YOUR life. Now you are going to leave it to others to decide your final arrangements?