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The Funeral Futurist: Lightbulb moment sparks affordable funeral service

Mel Buttigieg
August 9, 2020

“I found the ceremony to be pretty underwhelming, to be honest, mate. It didn’t really fit Grandad and it was bloody expensive.”

In his article for seniors lifestyle publication Starts at 60, Bare Cremation co-founder AKA ‘The Future Futurist’ Cale Donovan explains how a discussion with mate Sam about a recent loss in his family identified a need to shake up the funeral industry.

That conversation was a lightbulb moment and sparked an idea for Cale and Sam to establish Bare Cremation as a simple and affordable alternative to an overpriced, cookie-cutter, stress-inducing traditional funeral process.

In his article for Starts at 60, Cale explains this story in more detail and offers some tips to ensure you don’t overpay for a funeral.

You can read the full article here.

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