End-of-life planning

The costs associated with bidding a dignified farewell, ranging from funeral service fees to burial or cremation expenses, can be substantial. Source: Getty Images.

End-of-life planning

Prepaid, bonds, and insurance: Exploring the best way to pay for your funeral

While there are several options to choose from when planning for the inevitable day, some paths are more financially beneficial than others.

Written byRachael Rosel

End-of-life planning

How to reduce funeral expenses without sacrificing quality

How to reduce funeral expenses without sacrificing quality

Master the art of affordable farewells with these tips to lower funeral costs without sacrificing dignity and quality.

Written byChristine Seib

Research found a coffin can comprise more than 30 per cent of the total cost of a funeral. Source: Getty

Aged care

How to successfully navigate the aged care discussion with a loved one

How to successfully navigate the aged care discussion with a loved one

While the aged care discussion may be uncomfortable to initiate, it's an important step toward ensuring the best possible care for your loved one.

Written byBill Savellis

Having the aged care conversation with a loved one can be a challenging but necessary step in ensuring their wellbeing as they age. Source: Getty Images.

Health

End-of-life decision making: how a choice can make all the difference

End-of-life decision making: how a choice can make all the difference

More than half of us will be unable to make our own care decisions in our final days.

Written byAdvance Care Planning Australia

Starting the conversation about advance care planning is an important first step to ensure your future care preferences are known. Image source: iStock

End-of-life planning

Cremation vs burial: Which option suits you best?

Cremation vs burial: Which option suits you best?

Did you know that being cremated gives you more flexibility to choose how you want to be remembered?

Did you know that being cremated gives you more flexibility to choose how you want to be remembered? Image source: Getty

News

Dying to Know Day: Aussies urged to break down the stigma around end of life planning

Dying to Know Day: Aussies urged to break down the stigma around end of life planning

The discussion around end-of-life planning comes to the fore on Monday, August 8 as Australians are urged to prioritise conversations around death and dying as part of Dying to Know Day.

Written byMatthew Hart

Alarmingly more than half of Australians don't have a valid will in place. Source: Getty Images.

Health issues

The 4 types of elder abuse and how to put a stop to it

The 4 types of elder abuse and how to put a stop to it

There are four types of elder abuse we need to understand, elder neglect and self-neglect, elder physical and sexual abuse, elder financial abuse and elder emotional and psychological abuse

Written byRebecca Wilson

Image: Getty; Elder Abuse is a gutless crime

Experts

Our virtual lives and digital deaths

Our virtual lives and digital deaths

Passwords don't pass with your passing – they stay alive. If you have kept them in a secret place or, even more securely, in that impregnable cyberspace called your head, it could create a problem for others if you lose your life or your mind.

Money ExpertBrian Herd

Passwords don't pass with your passing – they stay alive. If you have kept them in a secret place or, even more securely, in that impregnable cyber space called your head, it could create a problem for others if you lose your life or your mind. Source: Getty

Estate planning

What happens to your Will after a major change in relationship status?

What happens to your Will after a major change in relationship status?

A Will is the one important legal document many people forget to update when their relationship status changes.

Written byNSW Trustee and Guardian

Marriage, divorce and separation all affect your Will differently. Image source: Getty

Experts

How to take care of your family in life and in death

How to take care of your family in life and in death

Estate planning is always a difficult subject to deal with but good communication and planning make the life of the surviving partner much easier.

Money ExpertRodney Horin

Here are 7 key points of estate planning to consider. Source: Getty

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