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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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Trevor
Trevor from NSW commented:

I trust that the club will be able to negotiate better deals with various providers to put money in our pockets. The larger the provider the less they seem to think that they need to look after their customers. They become bloated with Admin and less competitive. Insurance is a typical point - all areas - health, life, general. The market has shrunk and unless you are part of a buying group with real muscle you get screwed. Financial products such as home loans, credit cards etc is another area that swallows up a lot of the budget. it would be great to see what the club can do for us in this area. 

ellen
ellen from NSW commented:

Lower gas and power bills car Insurance could be lower Anything that helps the Mature Adults We may be Getting Older But alot of us are young at heart and love to get out and about Life is for living I for one want to live as long as the dear Lord lets me Laughter I can share with many But with smaller Pockets the smiles arent very happy But try smile and be happy 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

contment and secruity 

Tyrone
Tyrone from NSW commented:

I share Anita's wishes that our club can help us get good deal from service providers and consumer product manufacturers. 

Anita
Anita from NSW commented:

Reduce cost of living expenses like electricity, gas, water, green slips, house and contents insurance, car insurance, strata levies ( they are astronomical)! Nola comments are similar to mine. Strata management are in a league of their own. They seem to charge and have a lot of expenses that come under the heading of General Admin costs. Health Insurance is another one I had to drop down in cover to what I could afford. Would like to be covered for high cover but premium is getting too expensive. Anita 

Henry
Henry from NSW commented:

Better discounts 

Nola
Nola from NSW commented:

Reduce cost of living expenses like electricity, gas, water, green slips, house and contents insurance, car insurance, strata levies ( they are astronomical)! Nola 

susan
susan from NSW commented:

TO HAVE A GREATER KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO MAKE LIFE EASIER eg COMPUTER COURSES 

Karen
Karen from NSW commented:

Discounts on whitegoods or any household items. Discounts on gas, electricity, water, council rates, phone & insurance. Maybe the banks can have low interest rates for home borrowers & high interest rates for self funded retirees like me. Living on todays interest rates is a joke.!! 

Marilyn
Marilyn from QLD commented:

I would like to see discounts on home insurance, medical insurance and electricity. 

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