Several years ago, my neighbour stepped out to water her roses and casually mentioned she’d just sorted her own funeral plans online. It struck me — we can pre-pay our daily coffee or set auto-pay for
Charlotte Woods
Dec 1, 2025 • 12 Minutes Read
Dec 1, 2025
Several years ago, my neighbour stepped out to water her roses and casually mentioned she’d just sorted her own funeral plans online. It struck me — w
Funeral Planning & Costs • 12 Minutes Read
Nov 30, 2025
It was just after midnight when Jane’s phone buzzed with the news she’d always feared but never truly prepared for. What followed felt less like grief
Funeral Planning & Costs • 16 Minutes Read
Nov 3, 2025
It was a stifling February morning in Adelaide when Sally, a self-confessed numbers-nerd, found herself blinking at a stack of funeral invoices she ne
Oct 21, 2025
If you’ve ever wondered what really happens behind the doors of a crematorium, you’re far from alone. I’ll never forget the first time my family had t
A few years ago, I had to farewell someone close—no poetry, just honesty. Money was tight, and the thought of embalmed formality felt off. That’s how
Nobody plans for grief, but everyone deserves honesty when it comes to saying goodbye. After unexpectedly losing an uncle last year, the sticker shock
Funeral Planning & Costs • 11 Minutes Read
Odd as it may sound, the most moving funeral I ever attended wasn’t in a church at all. Instead, friends gathered in a sunlit garden, reading a passag
Funeral Planning & Costs • 14 Minutes Read
When Anna’s dad, a die-hard record collector and champion footy barracker, passed away in Sydney last year, the last thing she wanted was a plain, som
Did you know that the phrase 'celebration of life' overtook 'funeral service' in online searches for the first time in 2023? As someone who once atten
Funeral Planning & Costs • 15 Minutes Read
When Auntie June declared she'd rather be a rose bush than a pile of ashes, our family had a proper think about death – and a laugh too. But this isn’
Funeral Planning & Costs • 13 Minutes Read
