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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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Nader
Nader from NSW commented:

I would like to see the car green slip, electricity, health insurance and petrol to be cheaper. 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to Nader:

Nader: Please read my comments to Jean (further up), they also apply to you. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

Well like everybody else you are looking out for a a cheaper way with living expenses, be it insurance, gas,electricity or a goodbargain. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

Looking forward to reaping the benefits of banding together 

Irene
Irene from NSW commented:

Hope to see discounts on items and facilities that we rely on every day, eg house and car insurances, water and electricity. 

Perrine - One Big Switch
Perrine - One Big Switch from VIC replied to Irene:

Hey Irene, thanks for your feedback and hopefully we will be able unlock a discount on items and facilities for you! 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to Irene:

Irene: this club will get the discounts we so badly need. In my case I went a little further: I joined a new Party called The Seniors Party(www.seniorsparty.org) whose main objective is get representation in Canberra to turn our needs into policies and fight to get them through. Have a look at it. 

DENNY
DENNY from NSW commented:

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE CONTACT AND FOLLOW UP WITH THE FIFTYUPCLUB THANK YOU 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to DENNY:

Denny: Me too, I think we should communicate with one another to exchange ideas. I will share one with you: I joined The Seniors Party (www.seniorsparty.org), they are gathering members to have enough to be represented in Canberra to tailor their policies to our needs. There is so much it could be done to improve our current lifestyle: free public transport, cheaper green slips, higher pension, etc. I suggest you have a look at it too. 

Ralph
Ralph from NSW commented:

Waiting to see what benefits are available 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to Ralph:

Ralph: I am also waiting to see what are they going to do. I am certain they will be able to assist us: they already have more than 30 thousand members. In the meantime I also joined The Seniors Party (www.seniorsparty.org): they aim at getting represented in Canberra to turn our needs into policies and try to get them through. Have a look at it. 

Terry
Terry from NSW commented:

Traffic fines should be based on gross pay being on a pension we are punished more than the average wage earner why should we pay the same as Mr Packer for the same offence ???? if fine were based on the gross wage this will stop speeding and parking like in Sweden 

DANIEL
DANIEL from NSW commented:

If we get a substantial amount of people joining , wow it will generate an enormous discount. I am goin to spread the word for sure! Here come the discounts! 

Robert
Robert from NSW commented:

would like a fair go to try and live life a little more comfortable, without stressing every time the mailman comes to letter box. We turn everything off at the power points, don't turn ceiling fans on unless absolutely necessary, yet we still get bills for $400-$500 is a JOKE 

Marisa
Marisa from NSW replied to Robert:

Robert I also turn everything off at the power point apart from the necessities like fridge and security light etc. According to a friend of mine that happens to be an electritian that is not enough ... you need to pull the cord out of the wall as well! The point is still drawing power even if in the off position. So I gave it a go for a quarter just as an experiment and he was right! my bill was down $70!!! It is worth a try if you can be bothered ... or you can keep on paying :) I live alone so it was very easy for me to monitor. 

Robert
Robert from NSW commented:

I will be watching with great interest 

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