People selling burial plots to free up cash: report
What’s been surprising about this stinking economy, ever since it started to dip back in 2008, is the macabre spinoff stories it’s generated.
For instance, back in April of 2009, cremations were first noted to be on the rise because of the downturn. Then, a few months later, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office reported more bodies were going unclaimed because family members couldn’t afford to bury loved ones.
But now, even two years removed from the official recession, the not-yet-healed economy is giving some consumers grim reasons to free up a quick buck.
According to WPTV out of the U.S., many Americans are selling their burial plots in exchange for much-needed cash.
WPTV in Florida details the story of one 28-year-old Yank trying to sell two pre-purchased burial plots. They were left to her by her grandparents, who have since moved out of the state.
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Certainly, most 28-year-olds don’t own their own burial plots, but by the estimation of one Florida funeral home owner, many more people of all ages are trying to sell off their pre-purchased plots than ever before.
In fairness, this isn’t an entirely new trend.
Back in the summer of 2010 it was widely speculated that a buyer’s market was out there for burial plots.
Some plots, if you surfed Craigslist or Kijiji, were going for thousands under market value.
Still, the lesson remains: even now, as our savings rates continue to lull, it’s clear we simply aren’t ready to have our money tied up in the future just yet.
By Jason Buckland, MSN Money
Posted by: Elmo | Oct 8, 2021 1:51:18 PM
Like they say... Ya can't take it with ya !! Quick burn... bury the ashes in the backyard next to the dog's favorite tree and there ya go. Nobody will give a rat's donkey in 100 years.