On Nov 20, 1:43*pm, wrote:
Big news article in a recent newspapers said that the cost of funerals
has become so expensive that people can no longer afford to die.

Well, the cost of living has also gotten to the point that people cant
afford to live either.

Is there a third choice?

In the UK you can DIY bury someone in your back yard if you want.

We have Sikhs over here agitating for DIY funeral pyres too.