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| Will you plan your funeral? | Will you plan your funeral? |
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| A story in the Telegraph today suggests that we're experiencing a shift in the way we think about paying our last respects. | A story in the Telegraph today suggests that we're experiencing a shift in the way we think about paying our last respects. |
| More and more, people are making detailed arrangements for their funerals, and new companies like Rent a mourner and MyWonderfulLife are responding to the demand. MyWonderfulLife (which was featured on the ABC show Shark Tank) is an online platform that aims "to help you plan and personalize your own funeral, so it reflects the way you lived," while Rent-a-mourner allows family of the deceased to rent out crying people to place at funerals, in the case of low turnout. | More and more, people are making detailed arrangements for their funerals, and new companies like Rent a mourner and MyWonderfulLife are responding to the demand. MyWonderfulLife (which was featured on the ABC show Shark Tank) is an online platform that aims "to help you plan and personalize your own funeral, so it reflects the way you lived," while Rent-a-mourner allows family of the deceased to rent out crying people to place at funerals, in the case of low turnout. |
| Do you ever think about your funeral? How do you imagine it? Will you leave instructions for families and friends? Have you ever been asked to plan someone else's? Tell us in this open thread: | Do you ever think about your funeral? How do you imagine it? Will you leave instructions for families and friends? Have you ever been asked to plan someone else's? Tell us in this open thread: |
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