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$700k worth of savings tips from the government

$700k worth of savings tips from the government

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you would have noticed all the talk about energy prices. If you have been off the grid (pun intended), there’s no hiding from your energy bill, which will find you eventually. 

And so will the Federal Government’s latest $700,000 ad campaign!

Launched this month, the Powering Forward Campaign reportedly cost tax-payers $300,000 for 60 seconds of airtime during the AFL & NRL Grand Finals, and as much as $700,000 in fees to a Melbourne ad agency.

There's some useful information buried in there, but it's hidden behind propaganda pushing the government's energy policy credentials.

What do you think of the campaign?

Our take? The website contains some useful info for people wanting to save on power bills, for example it links to the Energy Made Easy comparison site and the Victorian Switchon site to compare offers.

It also contains energy efficiency tips for households, which can be handy.

But all that useful stuff is buried behind the silly “powering forward” slogan and some bumph about the Government’s Snowy Hydro 2.0 and gas reservation policies.

They’re important, but we’d like to see the moneysaving info up front and centre!

Here’s something else you can do to save.

A couple of months back, the Fiftyup Club started our Power-Up Campaign,  which now boasts a staggering 50,000 registrations nationally That tells us that you do want to do something about energy prices even if it’s just to send a message to power companies that enough is enough.

While Australia may rank second in the world for quality-of-life, we rate first in the world for the highest energy prices. Data from the Carbon + Energy Markets' MarkIntell service says we’re ahead of Germany, Denmark and Italy with 4 Australian states in the top ten (click here to see the list).

This despite Australia having every energy resource available in the world including coal, wind, solar, nuclear and sea-water hydro power.

What can you do? It’s as easy as picking up the phone, calling your energy retailer and asking for a better deal. Don’t take no for an answer. The energy market has never been so competitive and you can get results, with many members reporting savings in the hundreds of dollars.

Click here to see the latest Fiftyup Club energy offers, extended for a limited time only


 

 

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Someone from QLD commented:

great discounts and offers .already have apia insurance which is a good price 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

Hooray for the 50 up club. We have lived through recession, through pilot strikes, through feast and famine and have learnt soooo very much from our experiences. Why then is it so difficult for 50 up people to get a job let alone the respect deserved in the workplace. Our hands on experience and knowledge should be gainfully employed to guide those who are lost for direction on how to better manage retail services, how to improve the bottom line, how to make do with little to get a lot and so on. Yet we are an invisible generation with great wisdom, knowledge and experience to share. Give us a better change and watch us shine so that the younger generations can ultimately be the stars of the future. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

Hi There, I am with you in principle, but we need to recognise the public finances are like a bucket. Too many holes within and we have a problem with liquidity (just ask K Rudd for recent examples!!). Too few holes and we have a problem with distributions/allocations. Getting the "Goldilocks Just Right" mix is the goal but seldom achieved. Pls refer to my earlier post today [26 November 2013 at 3:19PM] - we don't want a PIGS economy to bestow upon our offspring although we all generally believe (without exception) we walk on water based upon our life skills and financial skills evident. We cant have it both ways - I think some pragmatics is needed here as not all deserve a life of leisure in retirement if they have squandered their savings over time. In my humble opinion (IMHO) 

Anne
Anne from ACT commented:

The solo factor for travelling is there because it costs just as much to clean and make up a room for 1 person as it does for 2 - take a friend with you, unless you are prepared to share with a stranger 

Anne
Anne from ACT commented:

Why is the offer only for NSW - we live in the ACT - what is the difference in risk 

Olivia - FiftyUp Club
Olivia - FiftyUp Club from NSW replied to Anne:

Hi Anne, that's just the nature of this offer. You could give Coles insurance a call on 1300 661 436 to see if they can offer you something beneficial. I'm sure there will be an offer in the future that benefits you! 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

I love the concept of reducing the age for accessing the age pension, but how does the tax paying system pay for this when 1) we are living longer, 2) our needs and expenditures are increasing over time, 3) our medical costs are spiraling exponentially as we avoid inevitable age based conditions and 4) who is going to fund all of the above "entitlements and age based pensions" regardless of how well we have managed our finances during our lifetimes?? Do we want to become the next Greece, Italy Portugal or Spain (PIGS) nations where national Debt exceeds national incomes because we have more takers than givers?? Is this the type of economics we want to pass on to our Children and Grand Children? Wake up Australia!! 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

The quote I got for car insurance was considerably less that my current policy, but how much will it increase in the 2nd year? 

Phil
Phil from NSW commented:

I've been with them for 12 months. Mine went up by $11 in that time. I also had a "not at fault" accident during this time & had my claim processed without a single hassle. 

Lillian
Lillian from NSW commented:

Is it only car insurance? 

Phil
Phil from NSW replied to Lillian:

No Lillian, it is meant to be for a range of goods & services. They will email you as offers are negotiated. 

Olivia - FiftyUp Club
Olivia - FiftyUp Club from NSW replied to Lillian:

Hi Lillian, absolutely not, this is just the first offer! 

Phil
Phil from NSW commented:

Must say I'm a little sceptical, ("there's no such thing as a free lunch") however I'd like to see across the board discounts on most things already mentioned. 

David - FiftyUp Club
David - FiftyUp Club from NSW replied to Phil:

Hi Phil, we hope we can come up with some offers for you. All offers come as obligation free from FiftyUp Club. 

Grace
Grace from NSW commented:

I just went into the Coles Car insurance & guess what? their insurance for my car is over $250 more than I am already paying. That also included my 15% flybuys discount. So where is the big discount that over 50's are supposed to get. 

David - FiftyUp Club
David - FiftyUp Club from NSW replied to Grace:

Hi Grace, ensure you go through FiftyUpClub.com. Once through you should be notified that Coles will chat to you. You should still be eligible for the $100 price beat guarantee. You can contact Coles on 1300 661 436. 

colin
colin from QLD commented:

Discounts for petrol, electricity,and holiday travel 

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