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Michael woke up this morning to find that an interview he did with a Courier-News reporter about his approach to funerals has resulted in an article about the high cost of dying. The story quotes him as well as several other funeral directors, discusses his business model and provides the link to his blog:
http://simplicitymemorial.com/wordpress/
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Recession hits Central Jersey's dearly departed
CENTRAL JERSEY — The recession's stranglehold has spilled over into after-life planning, with Central New Jersey's funeral homes beginning to feel the pressures of a slumping economy.
Local funeral directors say they are encountering more penny-wise consumers and an industry trying to accommodate their conservative spending habits.
"People are being better consumers, and we're getting a lot more price-shoppers these days," said Peter Kulbacki, owner of Brunswick Memorial Funeral Home in East Brunswick.
Death is coming at a much higher cost these days, too, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. Nationally, it estimated the average funeral in 1960 cost $708, but said today's median funeral rates range from $6,560 to $8,000.
Read the rest here
http://simplicitymemorial.com/wordpress/
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Recession hits Central Jersey's dearly departed
CENTRAL JERSEY — The recession's stranglehold has spilled over into after-life planning, with Central New Jersey's funeral homes beginning to feel the pressures of a slumping economy.
Local funeral directors say they are encountering more penny-wise consumers and an industry trying to accommodate their conservative spending habits.
"People are being better consumers, and we're getting a lot more price-shoppers these days," said Peter Kulbacki, owner of Brunswick Memorial Funeral Home in East Brunswick.
Death is coming at a much higher cost these days, too, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. Nationally, it estimated the average funeral in 1960 cost $708, but said today's median funeral rates range from $6,560 to $8,000.
Read the rest here
