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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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Darrell
Darrell from NSW commented:

Any discount of any description on any product is a saving these days as you get less for your dollar 

Graeme
Graeme from NSW commented:

Better deals and better customer service. 

Ken
Ken from NSW commented:

Better consumer prices 

Barry
Barry from NSW commented:

a fair del and reliable, ethical suppliers 

Someone
Someone from QLD commented:

Kevin from nth qld Saving for my family 

Rosemary Jane
Rosemary Jane from NSW commented:

Knowledge, savings and hopefully resulting in more holidays 

Cliff
Cliff from NSW commented:

Insurances are my main concern. I have just received my annual house and contents combined policy renewal, and for a 4 bedroom brick veneer tiled roof home in Harrington Park NSW the premium is $1,071.91. Is this an average figure or are there other options? Aged pensioners find that kind of money hard to find. 

Des
Des from NSW commented:

Help us reduce our living cost on household, car yearly expenses 

David
David from NSW commented:

. Any form of savings would be a bonus 

Vera
Vera from NSW commented:

I have been with the NRMA for over 35 years. They only reduce if you bundle more policies with them. They don't want to reduce premiums based on customer loyalty. In the past I have only ever had to have a couple of cars repaired for approx $500 per repair job. Does not say much about them valuing the customers who have remained with them for the long haul. 

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