Have you heard of do-it-yourself funerals? Christa, Clark's executive producer, found a story in The Eureka Times Standard about someone who did just that. The woman featured in the story took her recently deceased friend's body and had a private funeral. She then took the body to be cremated, as her friend wanted. Some people may think this is strange, but it's how things used to happen. People took care of each other in life and death, handling the burial of their family members. No funeral homes were needed. It would be difficult if want to donate your organs, but some people consider it much more personal. Be sure you talk to your family about what you want when you die. Otherwise, funeral homes will stick it to your family. Clark is a big proponent of joining a memorial society, which allows you to pay a lifetime fee and gets you a discount on funeral services when you die. The societies negotiate costs with funeral homes, so group buying power reduces the price. Find out more at The Funeral Consumers Alliance.