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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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Sandra
Sandra from NSW commented:

Make our hard earned money last longer to support us through retirement. 

kerry
kerry from NSW commented:

any discount on electricity,car insurance,home/contents would certainly make life alot more easier 

Susan
Susan from NSW commented:

Susan from NSW commented Car and house and home contents and green slip all going up each year but savings don't 

Dianne
Dianne from NSW commented:

Car and house insurance is a real drain on the budget 

John
John from NSW commented:

any little will help 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to John:

John, Whilst I agree with your comment I would like more than a little. I joined this Club hoping to get discount in various areas of need for me. I also joined The Seniors Party (www.seniorsparty.org) that wants to get representation in Canberra. I feel having this Club on one side and The Seniors Party on he other side makes up a very strong front, wouldn't you say so? 

kristine
kristine from NSW commented:

kristine from sydneyany help at all when i retirement 

Sharyn
Sharyn from NSW commented:

Any savings will help as we look at retirement. 

Bill
Bill from NSW commented:

savings on household bills as well as realistic car insurance policies, including green slip 

Someone
Someone from QLD commented:

Uncle from QLD 

Kathleen
Kathleen from QLD commented:

Savings on all household bills, including home and vehicle insurance and petrol. I am a self funded retiree (not wealthy), with a fixed income from superannuation, and that means that as prices go up and really low interest rates, I have less money left in my pocket. There are a lot of us out there, but we get little or no incentive from the Government. 

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