A friend shared a great story about her mom’s funeral planning, and I thought it was pretty darn ingenious and copycat-able:

“Mom set up a joint checking account w/ brother to cover all her funeral expenses including travel & lodging for kids, their spouses and her grandchildren (14 peeps) to travel to DC for her burial in Arlington w/ Daddy. She wasn’t rich just a practical middle class lady who wanted no excuses not to be able to come to her funeral. So, she set up a joint bank account to underwrite travel & lodging for out of town family to come to the funeral.”

“My brother booked us all at a Marriott and collected all our receipts for cabs, meals, et. then wrote us a check. I felt like it was a business trip. I can think of 3 people who wouldn’t have been able to afford travel expenses otherwise. It was $10k in 1996; not sure what the budget would be now.”

I don’t know either, but I know this is a very smart and generous plan. I’m adding it to my list! #grandplans