Funeral Fund

[qtkitty]

Something simple and homemade in the food department works as well... like rolls, or bread, or muffins... some people are eaters when they are stressed and others are just nibblers either way bread always seems to get used up.

[Neeley]

gifts of food are still going strong in the area I live in. I think that I will do stuff like bring paper towels/napkins/paper plates as a gift. I can make sure I have coupons and probably stock up on those items for the sole purpose of taking to the homes of the families.

Not just a southern thing. Who has time or energy to cook or eat out when they are burying a loved one? I hope to never see a time when bringing food to a grieving family is no longer appropriate.

<~~ gifts of food are still very appropriate in my area also. Maybe it's a southern thing??

Here, too. Gifts of food are the most common practice and definitely not a thing of the past for us. Everyone shows up at the home with either some fried chicken, a casserole, a few sodas, some Milo's Tea, paper products, a sandwich tray, cookies, cakes, etc...I also hope to never see the day when feeding a grieving family is not considered appropriate. I take food before I send flowers.

[Vanilla]

After I've read all the posts, I think there should be a fund for unexpected events (some happy, some sad).
For example, daughter of DH's close friend just announced that she would be getting married this June. Luckily, we have a few months to put aside some $$ for gift for the bride.
But sadly, 'death' is not planned (unless someone is terminally ill), so any expenses arises from 'death' could be classfied as 'sudden/emergency'.
Entertaining expenses for visiting relatives/friends from out of state/country - this usually happen to us with only 1 month notice (or warning).
Now that I think about this, I think we have been hit many times with those 'sudden' events.
I think I shall put aside a little $$ each month & classify that as 'crisis funds'.
Thank you so much for bringing this up, I need to budget this 'crisis funds' in my expenses.