Inflation affects everyone. Our economy continues to be unpredictable, causing people and businesses to evaluate spending habits. Focusing on business decisions that provide cost savings and create a positive impact is more critical now than ever. One easily overlooked line item is employee tobacco use. When employees use tobacco, it negatively impacts their personal bottom line as well as your business. Does your benefits program effectively address tobacco use, and how much money would a successful quit program save your company? The true cost of tobacco In the U.S., a pack of cigarettes now averages $8 . That pack-a-day habit costs people who smoke nearly $3,000 a year. The lifetime cost of smoking is in the ballpark of a quarter million dollars today and will only grow higher in the coming years. This figure doesn’t include medical expenses from tobacco-related illnesses. According to the CDC , cigarette smoking is the U.S.’s leading cause of preventable death. Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths yearly in the U.S. — nearly one in five. It’s common knowledge that quitting all forms of tobacco makes sense, especially as we encounter and work to navigate things like inflation and the potential of a […]
K&X Design and Investment Technology, LLC
Invest The Invisible Impact
K&X Design and Investment Technology, LLC
Invest The Invisible Impact
