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Arranging a funeral for a loved one can be extremely difficult, especially given the emotional stress many people are under when someone passes away. A funeral plan can make this time that little bit easier.

Discussing your wishes now can make the future easier for everyone involved. It's easy to imagine how making arrangements at such an emotional time can lead to loved ones overcompensating, perhaps making elaborate and expensive choices, simply because of the worry of getting something wrong or appearing too cheap to others.

But taking out a funeral plan is more than just a financial decision, there’s also a level of emotional investment required. Many funeral plans allow you to record special requests for your funeral, with some plans even allowing you to pay towards those special requests in advance.

This is something you may wish to think about, and talk over with your family and friends, before you take out a funeral plan.

Talking about death and dying is never easy. We don’t want to upset our loved ones, or feel like we’re all doom and gloom. However, research^ indicates that our loved ones are ultimately happier with organising a funeral when they know that their loved one's wishes are being followed. It prevents any ‘second-guessing’ and feeling that they’ve somehow let their loved one down by making the wrong decisions.

Leaving last wishes is the best final gift someone can make for their family.

If you’re considering taking out a funeral plan, prepare to have the ‘conversation of a lifetime’ with your nearest and dearest and consider what’s important to you when it comes to this celebration of your life.

Is there a favourite song that you would like played, or sung? Do you have a favourite colour that you’d like people to wear to remember you? Is there a particular flower that evokes the fondest memories of a happy occasion?

As well as telling people what you’d like, make sure they also know why it’s important to you. Leave behind your own memories as well as memories others will share of you.

Choose the right funeral plan provider

First and foremost, you will want a provider you can trust. One with proven experience and expertise. A provider that you can be sure will be there for your loved ones when the time comes and guide them through a difficult process, leaving them free to celebrate your life.

We have teamed up with Dignity, one of the UK's most respected and experienced funeral specialists, to help you with this.

The Mail Finance Funeral Plan is a way of taking control of the unexpected, setting out the arrangements and limiting the costs by paying for the services included in the funeral plan upfront, at today's price. Not forgetting that you can record all your special wishes with your plan*.

It's practical, sensible and should be an essential part of your end-of-life financial planning.