r/Assistance • u/Realistic_Law5085 REGISTERED • 6d ago

REQUEST Funeral costs

Hi all! So, my mom died last week and now the funeral home is calling which is the last thing I want to deal with at the moment due to... obvious circumstances. But I don't have much of a choice. The holidays are the worst time for funerals, and I hate even making posts.

My job (school lunch lady) doesn't pay me for the two weeks off I get from winter break, so that's a check gone.

Anyways, I don't have enough money, nobody in my family is willing to help pay for it bc they didn't really like my mom.

The cremation is 1700, I have 700 of it. And obviously I don't expect to get all of that from a reddit post but ANY help is appreciated.

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u/SELamby REGISTERED 6d ago

When my brother passed away, I found out that his state would pay for $x amount for basic cremation and burial. I think it was $900. We did a go fund for the rest. Maybe check your state to see if they have any programs that can help. Elder services may know as well.

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u/Realistic_Law5085 REGISTERED 6d ago

We did all of that, unfortunately the state she was in only covers so juch. The 1700 is what we owe left, after the state covered it!!