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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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stuart
stuart from NSW commented:

Save money and better service. 

Suzanne
Suzanne from NSW commented:

Any kind of savings would be beneficial 

Fred
Fred from NSW commented:

It would be a very handy resource to be able to identify businesses, insurance companies, service providers that do not do the right thing by their customers ( over 50 or not ) to have access to a data base created by 50 UP members would be great. 

Kristin
Kristin from NSW commented:

Greater buying power. More recognition of needs & desires of the 50+ as the largest demographic. Brake on escalating expenses. 

Graham
Graham from NSW commented:

Help us who are about to turn 60 to then be able to retire on a full pension as I feel by this time I should not have to work any more if I wish.I am not happy that I have to work till I am 66 before receiving a pension as I have contributed enough tax by the time I am 60 

Michael
Michael from NSW commented:

Help the near future retires to forge ahead for a better life deal on retirement with no life shortening stresses after working for the best part of our lives for our well being for the down ward slide of life. 

alfred
alfred from NSW commented:

discount and people power to change what the government can not do. 

David
David from NSW commented:

I hope to learn or be informed of anything that is able to assist in reducing ongoing cost of living pressures that we are all dealing with on a daily basis 

Susan
Susan from NSW commented:

50 & over to be regarded as a separate category for health, insurance, concessions (similar to Seniors over 60) because this group clearly are the most reliable, and have the highest deposable income. We should not be treated the same as younger people. 

Sarah
Sarah from NSW commented:

Better deals with insurance companies who realise that over 50s are more stable and reliable than some of their younger clients. Savings to make our hard earned dollars go further. 

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