Paul Paradis — Founder & Editor
Founder of Funeral Cost Analyzer · Based in Boston, Massachusetts · Last reviewed:
Paul Paradis founded the Funeral Cost & Burial Expense Analyzer after losing multiple family members and people close to him. The site is a one-person editorial project — independent, not affiliated with any funeral home or insurance company — created to help families understand funeral costs, compare options, and make informed decisions without pressure.
A Message from Paul Paradis, Founder
Hello, my name is Paul Paradis.
If you’re here because you’ve recently lost someone you love, or you’re trying to prepare for something you never wanted to think about, I want to start by saying I’m truly sorry. Loss is one of the hardest things we go through as human beings, and there’s no guidebook for how to handle it—especially when everything is happening all at once.
Over the years, I’ve lost multiple family members and people close to me. I know what it feels like to be grieving while also being forced to make decisions you’re not emotionally ready for. In the middle of that pain, you’re suddenly faced with questions about funeral arrangements, costs, services, and logistics—things that feel overwhelming, confusing, and, at times, unfair.
This site was created because of those experiences.
I realized how difficult it is to find clear, honest, and straightforward information about funeral costs and options. Prices can vary widely depending on where you live, and the lack of transparency makes it even harder during a time when you’re already dealing with enough.
My goal with Funeral Cost Analyzer is simple: to help people understand their options, avoid unnecessary financial strain, and make informed decisions during one of the most difficult moments in life.
This site is not here to pressure you, sell to you, or take advantage of your situation. It exists to give you clarity—so you can move forward at your own pace, with a better understanding of what to expect and how to navigate the process.
We provide educational guides, cost breakdowns, and tools designed to help you compare options and find services that fit your needs and your budget. The AI tools available on the site are meant to assist you in organizing information and exploring possibilities—but they are not a replacement for real-world professionals or personal judgment.
Everything here is built with one intention: to make a difficult time just a little bit easier.
If this site helps you feel even slightly more informed, less overwhelmed, or more in control of your decisions, then it has done its job.
Wishing you peace, strength, and comfort during this time.
Role at Funeral Cost Analyzer
As Founder & Editor, Paul is the sole author and editorial voice for the site. He personally researches, writes, reviews, and updates every page — including cost data, consumer-rights explanations, and planning guides — and personally handles reader corrections within a 48–72-hour target response window. There is no team, no staff, and no funeral-industry partner behind the site. For major data reports, Paul engages independent external fact-checkers on a project basis to verify numeric claims; this site does not list or invent additional named reviewers. The full editorial process is documented on the Editorial Standards & Methodology page.
Research discipline and sources consulted
Every cost figure and consumer-rights statement on this site is traced back to primary, publicly available sources. Paul's working research stack — which readers can verify themselves — includes:
- NFDA 2024 General Price List Study and NFDA 2024 Cremation & Burial Report (member-funeral-home survey data).
- CANA 2024 Annual Statistics Report (cremation rates and disposition by state).
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI for funeral services — series
CUUR0000SEGD— for inflation roll-forward. - CDC / National Center for Health Statistics (mortality and disposition baselines).
- FTC Funeral Rule (16 CFR Part 453) and state funeral/cemetery regulatory boards.
- Sampled local funeral-home General Price Lists across metros, used to validate regional ranges.
- Funeral Consumers Alliance price studies and local affiliate pricing data.
- SSA rules on the lump-sum death benefit; VA rules on burial and plot allowances; NAIC guidance on final-expense and burial insurance products.
Years running this project
Paul founded the Funeral Cost & Burial Expense Analyzer in 2025 and has operated it continuously since as its sole editor. The site reflects ongoing, year-over-year research into funeral-industry pricing, consumer rights, and end-of-life benefits rather than a one-time publication.
Credentials and limitations
Paul Paradis is not a licensed funeral director, insurance producer, attorney, or financial advisor. This site is informational only. It does not provide personalized financial, legal, medical, or funeral-director advice, does not arrange funeral services, does not quote prices, does not match families to providers, and does not sell insurance products.
Everything on this site is written as general consumer education from publicly available regulatory and industry sources. For licensed advice, contact a licensed professional in your state — a licensed funeral director for arrangements, a licensed attorney for estate/probate questions, a licensed insurance producer for coverage, or a CFP/CPA/physician for the matters in their scope.
Areas of focus
- Transparent funeral pricing and regional cost variation
- Consumer rights under the FTC Funeral Rule
- Payment assistance programs, veteran benefits, and Social Security death benefits
- Affordable alternatives: direct cremation, green burial, home funerals, and body donation
- Planning resources and checklists for grieving families
Contact
Questions, corrections, advertising inquiries, or business opportunities can be sent through the contact page or directly to contact@funeralcostanalyzer.com. For content corrections specifically, corrections@funeralcostanalyzer.com routes to the same inbox.