end-of-life care

For whatever reason, there is likely to come a time where you will have to breach an extremely personal — and therefore often equally uncomfortable — conversation with your parents. Akin to "the talk" parents give their children, "the money talk" children eventually have with their...

This article is part of an ongoing series about the importance of end-of-life planning at all ages. Check out the previous installment of this series here. Death is difficult to handle, regardless of how old the deceased was and irrespective of whether the death was anticipated. However, for those...

This article is part of an ongoing series about the importance of end-of-life care planning at all ages. Check out part two to this installment here. Just like brushing your teeth or going to work on time, there are parts of being a fully functional adult within society that you just have to do. It...

This article is part of an ongoing series about the importance of end-of-life care planning at all ages. Check out part one of this installment here. Not only are Millennials not talking about end-of-life care with their parents, according to the American Bar Association, "Statistical studies show...

"As a business, the funeral industry has developed by selling a certain type of ‘dignity.' Dignity is having a well-orchestrated final moment for the family, complete with a well-orchestrated corpse. Funeral directors become like directors for the stage, curating the evening's performance. The...