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Unorthodox Lifestyle

Inez Cahyani

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STANLEY’S PRE-PLANNED

FUNERAL

Love letter to his wife of 23 years

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Personal messages to dear ones

Everything was handpicked

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AND OF COURSE…THE COFFIN

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BUY YOUR OWN COFFINInez Cahyani

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WHY WE SHOULD BUY OUR OWN COFFINS

1. Save your loved ones from the financial burden

Buy it while you’re

breathing:

$995

Bought on your

behalf after you RIP:

$5,000

Up to 500% markup

Music, flower, funeral

director charge

package $$$$

Image source: http://thenounproject.com/search/?q=coffin

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WHY WE SHOULD BUY OUR OWN COFFINS

2. Spare them the hassle

• To do immediately after death

• Funeral arrangements to be made

• Facts to find for Obituary

• Other things to do before funeral

• Documents to locate

• Groups of people to notify

• Bills to be paid

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WHY WE SHOULD BUY OUR OWN COFFINS

3. Do it your way

• David Morales Colon (Puerto Rico)

• Murdered in April 2010

• Didn’t want a traditional casket

• Dressed in biking gear

• Posed riding his motorcycle

Image source: http://www.oddee.com/item_98870.aspx

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HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?

• Pre-plan your funeral:

• Price comparison at CompareTheCoffin.com

• SING: Life Celebrant

• MSIA: Nirvana Asia

• THAI: Mindkoncept Memorial

• Warning: do not pre-pay though

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REFERENCES• A Guide to Buying a Casket: http://www.us-funerals.com/caskets.html

• Survivor Checklist for Funeral Planning:

https://www.mywonderfullife.com/funeral_planning_resources/survivor_checklist/

• 10 Weirdest Wakes and Funerals: http://www.oddee.com/item_98870.aspx

• Life Celebrant Pre-Planned Funeral Singapore: http://lifecelebrant.com.sg/preplanning.html

• Mindkoncept Memorial Planner & Arrangement: http://www.mindkoncept.com/preplan.html

• Asian funeral firm seeks bourse life:

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=16&art_id=150502&sid=43192890&con_ty

pe=3&d_str=20141020&fc=1

• CompareTheCoffin.com: http://comparethecoffin.com/

• The End for Overpriced Coffins: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/festival-of-

business/10371731/Dead-simple-the-end-is-nigh-for-overpriced-coffins.html10

DEAD SIMPLE. THE END IS NIGH FOR OVERPRICED COFFINS.

Buy Your Own Coffins

Inez Cahyani

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