How to Get Family Onboard if You Want to Preplan a Direct Cremation

It’s certainly a good idea to preplan your body disposition, and it’s something your family will appreciate. But if traditional funeral services have been the norm in your family, there may be some push-back if you opt to preplan a Savage, MN cremation service or a direct cremation. 

You obviously have the right to decide what’s right for you. Even so, here are some things you can tell your loved ones if you want them to understand why cremation is the option for you. 

Exercise Prudent Financial Stewardship 

Regardless of how you look at it, final services will cost something. You can tell your family that cremation, particularly direct cremation, will be much more cost-effective than a traditional funeral. If you’ve usually been a good steward with your money, then you may want to exercise the same financial discipline when you’re arranging for your body disposition. Let your family know that choosing a less expensive body disposition option won’t cheapen the experience. 

Leave More for People and Causes You Love 

When you spend no more than you have to on your body disposition, you’ll have more money left over to allocate to the people you love and to the causes you love. Depending on your own set of circumstances, you may have dependents to look after or a spouse or partner to provide for. Let your loved ones know how much you’ll save by choosing direct cremation over a traditional funeral, and explain to them that some of that savings will be passed down to them. 

You can, of course, also use some of the cost savings to support causes near and dear to you and to your loved ones. Are you religious and perhaps church-goers? You might want to leave a donation for your church. Maybe you and your family are avid dog lovers. If so, you might want to leave a donation to an animal shelter in or around town. When you let your family know how the money you save on a body disposition can be used to benefit special causes, they will be more open to the idea of your preplanning a direct cremation. 

No Fuss 

While a traditional funeral service can be therapeutic, it can also be stressful. But if you choose a direct cremation, there’ll be little by way of delay. The body won’t be embalmed or put on ice to preserve it long enough for family and friends to make travel plans to attend a service. Soon after your death, you will be transported to the place where the direct cremation will take place. And within days of arriving at the crematorium, you will be cremated. 

At the end of the day, you have the right to select the type of body disposition you want whether that be a Savage, MN cremation service, direct cremation, or funeral service. If you’re specifically interested in preplanning a direct cremation, get in touch with the experts at Scott County Cremation. You can get in touch with us today at (952) 402-9000 for a free, no-obligation consultation. We’ll guide you through the process and give you the information you need to make the right decisions. Feel free to stop by our office at 833 S. Marschall Road, Shakopee, MN 55379 to talk to someone in person.