I spoke with social security yesterday about end of life arrangements. What is allowed is a burial plot, up to $1500 in life insurance, and up to $1500 in a funeral trust savings. I called my family cemetery for the price of a plot, which also happened to be $1500. I will have to find a life insurance company that allows such a small policy. Otherwise, I'm looking at $3000 that I am allowed to raise for this purpose.
The reason I am doing this is because I have no parents or children, and my siblings are not financially capable of burying me. It is important to me that I achieve some kind of dignity in death, and I have been worried about how to help my next of kin do this when neither of us have any money. So I talked with social security, and this is the allowance they gave to me in writing.
When I figure out how to set up the right kind of fundraiser, I will post it here.
I am hoping and praying that I will not incur any legal expenses, but a close relative has put me in a catastrophic situation that I am having to address with his attorney and mine. Some of you already know what's been done to me, and I appreciate your input. I need your best vibes...send some sanity my way, please. This is a nightmare, especially on top of serious illness and everything else I'm already dealing with.
Thank you always for caring about me.
