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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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Patsy
Patsy from QLD commented:

Discounts on anything would be good. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

I have joined to have a voice, be seen and be valued. we have worked so hard throughout our life and the government and in general store owners etc do not seen any value in us. We only spend money when we have it. No credit required. I believe we should lobby the government and make a deal with them to get discounts on services the same as a pensioner. we have worked for it, we should be congratulated and appreciated not kicked in the bum and penalised. I wish everyone the best of luck and look forward to signing up to good deals. Robyn from Ballina 

Geoffrey
Geoffrey from QLD commented:

That like many others of my age bracket, wether working or not that some of the major suppliers seem fit to assist people that fit into the age bracket. As a large majority of these people are currently supporting a large amount of the younger generation, in particular their own children. Some type of fringe benefit would be greatly appreciated. 

Michael
Michael from NSW commented:

I hope the club can secure discounts and products/services designed for our age group to ease the financial stress that people in the 50+ age group are under. We should be setting ourselves up for an easy transition to retirement but with the costs of life's necessities increasing it is getting harder and harder. Future retirees like us (50+) will be expected to self fund our retirement and from what I've seen on News programs the Government want to get there hands on part of the equity we have in our homes, we have worked our best years to set ourselves up only to be threatened with later retirement and a loss of equity tied up in our homes. When will we ever win! 

Rina
Rina from NSW commented:

Hope to get discounts and assistance for stuggling people over 50 

Ailleen
Ailleen from NT commented:

Any discount on any product is boost for anyone, I hope the Fifty Up Club gets a lot of businesses on board, the more the merrier, word of mouth is a good advertising tool. 

Elaine
Elaine from NT commented:

Discounts 

Lynne
Lynne from QLD commented:

Yes, I have joined and read the full report, hoping I will be able to get a reduction on power and insurances. One Big Switch was of no help as the service is not in my area code of 4760. If the FiftyUp Club is to help all it has to be in all areas. I am very sceptical. 

Michael
Michael from VIC commented:

A better life 

Kevin
Kevin from QLD commented:

Hope to get a fair deal for people our age 

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