Stephanie Bolling is a freelance writer based in St. Petersburg, Florida. Her work has appeared in The Balance, The Penny Hoarder and the Tampa Bay Times. When she's not writing, Stephanie enjoys ...

More than 21,000 funeral homes are in the U.S., employing some 105,000 people, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. The $11 billion-a-year industry is largely ...

A funeral typically costs between $6,280 and $8,300. Being buried is more expensive than being cremated because there's an extra cost for a cemetery plot and a headstone, which is usually around ...

A growing number of Arizona families are choosing cremation over burial of a loved one. According to a recent survey of ...

A majority of Nova Scotians who die are now being cremated rather than buried in caskets, but a CBC Nova Scotia investigation has found the costs that come along with that decision can vary widely.