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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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Marilyn
Marilyn from NSW commented:

I would like to see a card that enables fiftyup club members to receive discounts on products through different sponsors, as were the tail end of the baby boomers we've gone through our working life supporting ourself without the help of Government...... Now we need help, and I do hope more over fifties sign up and we to can get product discounts as well! 

Peter
Peter from QLD commented:

Lower costs to those over Fifty to allow us a better life of living in our retired years. 

Derry
Derry from QLD commented:

Cheaper prices 

GRAEME
GRAEME from NSW commented:

I hope that this will make companies offer much better services and particularly customer service targeted towards the needs of the mature people of Australia. There is a great buying power in a club like this and it would be to the detriment of any company that did not recognise this group. Having surveys on what people want is a great way to target the specific companies for an improved service. Hopefully there will be more offers on this website soon. 

cherie
cherie from NSW commented:

any information about entitlements I may be eligable for 

VICKI
VICKI from NSW commented:

Good discounts and rewards 

Sharee
Sharee from QLD commented:

Give us better discounts 

Someone
Someone from QLD commented:

We may be forgotten by business because of our sometimes misguided loyalty but the government certainly knows about us with the current push to increase pension age and threats to superannuation. Fifty Up club could also provide an excellent forum to fight to maintain the nest egg that we have worked a lifetime to gain and allows us to be less of a burden on the public purse. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

YES! I have been medically retired for awhile now and on super. But whilst I am self-funded and thus not taking any pensions, do you think the government will give me discounts on anything? Not even when I hit the 'proper' retirement age....if I ever get there, with the proposal to raise it looming. 

Someone
Someone from QLD commented:

It would give people who have been supporting businesses most of there lives, the rewards they deserve, and not before time. Please bring it to Qld. I am a pensioner after 50 years of hard work have had to reduce my insurance policies to a minimum. I also have been forced to give up private health care insurance at a time when I need it most. 

Gus
Gus from VIC commented:

I have gone into hock to install solar panels, I am in credit and have not paid a bill in 2 yrs, also solar hotwater with a 400 ltr cylinder never run out of hot water 

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