The Funeral Rulebook Binder
Everything on this site is free to read and always will be. The Binder is the print version: the same rights and checklist formatted for the arrangement room, plus the tools that only work on paper. Print it, fill it in, and bring it with you.
The Funeral Rulebook Binder
$19
One printable binder for the whole process: the first-days checklist and Funeral Rule rights card, the price-list phone script and cost worksheet, a bring-your-own-casket letter, an obituary worksheet with print-cost control, plus direct-cremation and prepaid-contract sections.
- First-days checklist and one-page Funeral Rule rights card (also free on this site; here in print form)
- Script: get prices from 2–3 funeral homes by phone
- Cost comparison worksheet
- Letter: we are providing our own casket or urn, citing 16 CFR 453.4(b)
- Obituary worksheet, with how line fees work and how to cut the print bill
- Direct cremation: questions, quote worksheet, urn timing
- Prepaid (preneed) contracts: document checklist, questions, red flags, and how to verify your state's protections
Checkout runs through Stripe; the download starts right after payment, and a receipt goes to your email. One-time purchase, no account, no subscription. Personal use license: print as many copies as your household needs.
Why paper matters here: the arrangement meeting happens across a desk, often within a day or two of a death. A phone script you can hold, a worksheet you fill in while they quote you, and a letter you hand across the desk change the conversation in a way a website in your pocket does not.
What it is not: legal advice about your situation. The Binder is an educational publication. It explains a federal regulation, gives you the words, and cites its sources so you can verify everything.
Start free: the first days checklist and your rights under the Funeral Rule.