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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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Janette
Janette from NSW commented:

Fairer prices and greater transparency from retailers and service providers. Honest meter readings, not estimates. 

Marjorie
Marjorie from NSW commented:

Being able to make savings on every day items especially registration and insurance 

suzanne
suzanne from NSW commented:

Less inflation of insurance prices from year to year, real readings of our meters not estimates, More transparency from companies 

Steven
Steven from VIC commented:

Better innovative ideas, things that will help us and our families through life. Ideas to embrace new energy systems, saving dollars and making sense. 

pamela
pamela from NSW commented:

better deals 

Carmen
Carmen from NSW commented:

We expect this club to give us good deals. We deserve these specials and have worked hard all our lives. Thanks for thinking about us. 

Richard Alan
Richard Alan from NSW commented:

Lets hope us over 50 up club member are recognised for what we have contributed to this great country. Working very hard paying our taxes and in many cases financing our own retirement. Not like some. The way the members of parliament consider us baby boomers as a burden. Although they have had 50years to prepare for us oldies - they are the burden- lacking in forward planning unless there is vote in it for them. NEXT TIME YOU VOTE - VOTE WITH YOUR HEAD WHAT IS BEST FOR US OLDIES THE MAJOR PARTIES ARE ONLY CONCERNED IS WHAT IS IN IT FOR THEMSELVES- THE BIG PENSION AND BENEFITS NOT FOR US OLDIES SUCK IT UP AND THINK BEFORE YOU VOTE ME ME ME. 

Kathryn
Kathryn from NSW commented:

more discounts, better choices, etc 

Stephen
Stephen from NSW commented:

Hopefully better deals and discounts from health,electricity,water,insurance company's and the like. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

Any savings will be looked at with delight. 

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