SDF Blogs

Click-Bait – Why? Most of us know what click-bait is – that online headline that entices us to click on it.  Interestingly, news websites seem to be the biggest users of it.  Maybe it’s simply for the revenue they make

Watching the news has been part of my life from a young lad.  I didn’t really remember the news when I was young, but remember it being pretty boring.  Later we sort of fell into the habit of watching the

Saying goodbye is never easy. It can be tough to let go of the people and things that mean so much to us. But saying goodbye doesn’t have to be a sad and expensive affair. It can be an opportunity

Growing up in the 1980’s A few years ago when my kids said something to me that I won’t forget.  My kids said, how did people talk to each other without a phone? What they meant was that today the

The history of the coffin probably goes back to Egyptian times. Now these people took death very seriously, because of the after-life.  Which wasn’t so good if you were a slave of someone who died, because you had to go

What kind of funeral do you want?  This is my first question families when planning a funeral.  Because it is what they want more than what I think they should do. Sometimes they know and have it all sorted.  Other

15 things Funeral Homes don’t want you to know  1.  Don’t pay in advance for a funeral. Yes, you can pre-plan. But keep your money in a separate bank account. This way you are in complete control of it. You

The Trials of Man-Flu On Friday I succumbed to the dreaded man-flu.  I had a cough and felt dizzy and the only proper thing to do in these circumstances was to rest in bed, with treats and TV. Somehow I

What really happens behind the scenes at Simple Direct Funerals? A few weeks ago you may recall some comments from a competitor criticising me because as a one-man-band I couldn’t look after a person in my care very well.  It

Five years ago Simple Direct Funerals started as Purely Cremations.  To be fair I started then, but I didn’t have the first funeral for a few more months.  Which was fine by me because I was very nervous. I was

This is one of the last decisions you make or is made for you – cremation or burial.  Putting aside other options, which perhaps isn’t appropriate here. I appreciate it can seem bizarre doing pros and cons between burial or

Funerals can be expensive.  But there are ways to save money and still have a good funeral. I would first like to point out that there is nothing wrong if a family wants to have an expensive funeral.  An expensive

I remember the days when all shops closed on Sunday.  I think Saturday morning shopping was a new idea just happening.  Late night Thursday was at the Richmond Mall and Friday night in Nelson – usually to the movies (State

The other day I heard from a person who was phoning round for funeral prices.  At one Funeral Home he asked about other homes – just to see what they would say. I was disappointed and to fair a little

Since Simple Direct Funerals began life as Purely Cremations you might have noticed a change with other Funeral Homes promotions. I started by advertising a fixed price that clearly showed all the services (which covered everything a family needed for