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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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Linda
Linda from NSW commented:

Insurance bill for home and contents just before Christmas $1250 , may have to drop contents. just too much! 

david
david from NSW commented:

ENTREP. TAX OFFSET SHOULD BE REINSTATED WHY WE SHOULD SUFFER FROM THE MISTAKES MADE BY BEAURACRATS 

Robert
Robert from NSW commented:

Discounts relating to travel,shopping 

Henry
Henry from NSW commented:

I hope together we will achieve better prices for over 50's 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

I would be happy to have discounted prescriptions. They are just so expensive. 

ANNETTE
ANNETTE from NSW commented:

If you live in Sydney you can get great discounted prices at Chemist Wharehouse. Maybe if you have someone who lives here who you could send it too and get it filled for you. When my elderly parents come from the country to visit they get theirs filled here so they save a little 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to ANNETTE:

Annette: I also joined The Seniors Party (www.seniorsparty.org) to have representation in Canberra where laws are made. Over 50's are not represented anywhere. This Club will do that, but with the combination of a Party in Canberra it could be a mighty force. What are your thoughts here? 

Shayne
Shayne from NSW commented:

Better deals for Energy and Health Insurance costs. I've been with the one Health Insurance Company since I started work at 15, now 49 years later they wouldn't even know let alone recognise the relatively healthy lifestyle I've lead with a discount. 

PATRICIA
PATRICIA from NSW replied to Shayne:

I agree with Shane. Health Insurance for those who make little or no claims should be lower. Also Energy costs are an increasing problem. 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to PATRICIA:

Patricia: When joining this Club my hopes are to get better prices in quite a number of areas. I also joined The Seniors Party(www.seniorsparty.org) in the belief that having representation in Canberra could be a very big assistance too. What do you think? 

Stan
Stan from NSW commented:

Discounts on energy bills 

Jeanette
Jeanette from NSW commented:

The cost of living is always going up with huge increases, however not our income which seems to be going the other way, discount on bills would help 

James
James from NSW commented:

Lower rates for health fund payments, petrol and home insurance 

con
con from NSW commented:

not enough business look after to customer who has been loyal. if ypu have stuck with the same company for lifetime, eg insurance companys, come on look after to loyal ones, you must be making something? con. 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to con:

Con: they don't give a rats.. anymore: you could be with the same bank for 30 years, but because you are now not as young as when you started with them they see you more as a liability than a asset. I joined The Seniors Party (www.seniiorsparty.org) because they do care and want to assist you. It's in its early stages, but what a great thing to do: to join them at their earlier times to follow their progress. Have a look at it and tell what do you think about it (if you wish, of course) 

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