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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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Bob
Bob from QLD commented:

The age of entitlement is over, well let's start looking at politicians entitlements shall we, the entitlements they have to have. They don't seem to have to budget to make ends meet, they will have an income when they are old and infirm because 'it's an entitlement'. Australia never was the lucky country it was always the country of hard yakka, the harder you worked the luckier you got. Then politicians steal it from you, that's called organised crime in some countries. How do you know when a politician is lying? when their mouth is open. 

bob
bob from NSW commented:

Who can afford life insurance ? I think its a unnessesary luxery for rich people ! Bob 

Roslyn
Roslyn from QLD commented:

Something has to be done AND FAST to limit the Governments Red Tape and continually changing the rules for Self Managed Superannuation Funds. Why do they make it so hard for people who try to do the right thing and provide for their own futures and yet encourage people to lean towards an already overburdened welfare system when we just cannot continue in that direction. 

janet
janet from QLD commented:

Thanks god for what we have people. There are beggars all over Europe because no one cares . Yes... Even around the Eiffel Tower & all over Rome. The welfare system we have is humane at least . Hope we can keep it . Guess there is only so much to go around so being more careful where it goes will hopefully enable us to keep it.Wish the single mothers were left alone. Every parent knows how expensive it is to have children. I really don't think anyone would have kids for the supporting pension. The sound of growing children complaining cause they want more food would be terrible but I'm sure it happens. 

Christopher
Christopher from QLD commented:

If it's over for the taxpayer then common logic dictates that all entitlements for government are over too...let's start buy cutting income in half, scrapping super and all the perks of office as they are paid for by taxpayers of which I am (reluctantly) one..we cannot afford to pay anymore now we are getting less.. 

Barbara
Barbara from QLD replied to Christopher:

I agree totally and have been on this for some time but there are no discussions on tv about it... no tv station is game to take them on I guess. What we need is a Robyn Hood in politics ..... take from the rich and give to the poor instead of the other way around! 

diane
diane from QLD replied to Barbara:

we should give Clive Palmer a go, he's rich, yes But he is contact with us common folk 

Terry
Terry from NSW commented:

If the Government had the sense continue the Paul Keating model of of 15% employer superannuation all this rubbish of ageing population would disappear as they would be self funded. 

Hazel
Hazel from QLD commented:

I agree with your comments Cheryl. As far as age entitlements are concerned, I worked and paid my taxes for 40 years hence I believe that myself and others like me are entitled to some sort of benefit in their twilight years. 

Emily
Emily from QLD commented:

I Agree with you guys - one way out sack state politicians they do not do any good and we are then left with federal and councilors. 

Cheryl
Cheryl from QLD commented:

How can we take ANY of our governments seriously on their proposals to "cut" everything insight EXCEPT their own lurks and perks. Let's start by INSISTING they set by example and place the first item on their "Hit List" all the EX-POLLIES who still have their snouts in OUR trough. Then and ONLY then will I take any of their proposals seriously..... 

sharyn
sharyn from QLD commented:

They need to look at the huge payouts to young single patents who continue to have children for "a bit more money in the pocket" the people on social security because they don't want to work, not because they are unable, reintroduce national service and leave the aged pensioners alone. Most of these people have contributed to their aged pension through taxes 

Barbara
Barbara from QLD replied to sharyn:

It appears to me that no matter what government is in at the time, they are out to create a welfare society so that they can have more control over the people......... am I wrong? By way of making people poorer in many various ways. Who runs the majority of household budgets ... certain types of responsible women do and manage to succeed on what little they have! Who runs the country's budget .... certain types of irresponsible men do and mismanage it ..... I thought these people are our best economists/financial advisers for the job......enough said! This is not meant as a sexist comment by the way. Doesn't matter what sex one is, AS LONG AS THE JOB IS GETTING DOWN RESPONSIBLY. 

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