April 2013

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently studied the harmful effects of allowing tenants to smoke in subsidized housing and apartment complexes.  The organization recommended a national ban on smoking within subsidized housing units to protect the health of innocents, and to save over $521 million in reduced healthcare and renovation expenditures.

Floridians prepare for tropical storms and hurricanes every year, with the season typically beginning on or around June 1.  Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty says new homeowners should acquire flood insurance before the stormy weather makes landfall, and also before flood insurance rates increase as scheduled on October 1.

Thousands of banks recognized April 23 as the 17^th annual ‘Teach Children To Save Day.” The day is part of a weeklong financial education program, and is sponsored by the American Bankers Association (ABA).  The goal of the campaign is to teach children about the importance of saving, and also to teach parents about proper ways to explain the complicated concept of money.

Following the Boston bombings last week, President Obama assured Americans that the nation wouldn’t be shaken by terror.  Many Bostonians credit Jeff Bauman, a spectator at the marathon who lost both his legs in the attack, for helping authorities find the perpetrators.  Bauman’s friends created a crowdfunding page to help pay for his medical care because Bauman doesn’t have health insurance.