Archive for February 2009

Smoking may cost you more than your health

We’re talking about home insurance premiums.

Home insurance companies tend to give higher premiums to people who are habitual / heavy smokers, because of the effect smoking has on the home itself.

For one, cigarettes are always a fire hazard, and regardless of how much of a “responsible” smoker a person is, there is always the off chance that the house suffers a fire or burns down completely because of a cigarette that wasn’t put out properly. As they say, it all starts from something as small as a spark.

Smoking also damages interiors, and cause marks on the walls over time and ceiling if habitual smokers smoke in the house frequently. This causes the value f the property to go down, as well as incurring needed repairs or repainting when needed.