Start reading at the very beginning of the blog and carry the thread forward -- I did this last fall when I first discovered it and found that process to be immensely rewarding. And not just because of all the gut laughing that ensued.
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...just to give a representative example, last September my Dad died. 1) We had his remains cremated. 2) We got said remains without anything fancier than the cardboard box they came in. 3) We scattered his ashes ourselves as a family without any visitation, funeral ceremony, or anything.
No gravestone, no casket, no wake, no ceremony, no officiant.
Total cost: $6,000.
$20,000 is absolutely realistic if he wants to be buried with an average casket, average headstone and average ceremony.