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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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Carol
Carol from NSW commented:

I would like loyalty rewards for House/contents /comprehensive car insurance 

Maxine
Maxine from NSW commented:

I do seem to struggle more with my bills. I did hope that at this time in my life things would get a bit easier. 

Paul
Paul from NSW commented:

Make companies understand that we are a large proportion of the population . By joining together we should be able to exert pressure on them to the benefit of us all. 

Valerie
Valerie from NSW replied to Paul:

Not "should" Paul but "will" 

John
John from NSW commented:

Getting a job is almost impossible once you are over 50. My wife, who is in her late 50's can't even get an interview, even though she has sent 100's of job applications. One of the key things over 50's can offer employers is loyalty and commitment to work. However, it seems these attributes are not required by employers. It appears that youth & looking for the next steo uo is more important instead of consistency. 

katherine
katherine from NSW commented:

more discounts on house expenses and medical 

Robert
Robert from NSW commented:

Savings on everything!! Everything just keeps going up and up and i am finding it even harder to make the money i need. 

Ruth
Ruth from NSW commented:

cheaper electricity would be nice. Origin don't seem to offer anything special even though we have been with them over 30 years 

Helena
Helena from NSW commented:

To stay on top of rising costs of living - health, energy, food. 

Joan
Joan from NSW commented:

Better deals for all insurance, health, electricity & banking. Rewarding customers who have not claimed or who remained loyal. 

Paul
Paul from NSW commented:

Apply downward presssure on all prices through better informed customers. 

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