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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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Glenda
Glenda from NSW commented:

I would appreciate savings across the board, any saving is a good thing. My health insurance premiums are rising steadily, perhaps a loyalty discount could be considered if no claims were made. 

Robert
Robert from ACT commented:

We contacted our electricity supplier and got a GREAT deal with up to 20% discount, we also spoke to our car/home insurer (NRMA) and got further discounts, so we have saved on electricity and insurance. My suggestion is to talk to your providers, all you have to do is ask and you may be surprised 

Carmel
Carmel from NSW commented:

If we want change we have to join together and support each other. We have to voice our concerns as a group and we can bring about change 

Valerie
Valerie from NSW replied to Carmel:

Civil disobedience from the over 50's. I'd be there! 

Ray
Ray from NSW commented:

I hope companies take notice & start repaying loyalty. I've been with my insurer since I was 18 & they don't recognise the loyalty AT ALL. 

Glenn
Glenn from NSW commented:

What now extra. What happens now ????????????????/ 

Glenn
Glenn from NSW commented:

What now extra. What happens now ????????????????/ 

Mark
Mark from NSW commented:

Me and a good mate of pensioners Ron Mac. Not that I am a pensioner but who else provides a cheap nutritious meals for the oldies. At 62 I am a young oldie but age will catch up. My gripe - make print larger so that I do not have to reach for my reading glasses. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

I hope that you can help to keep the 60 cent solar rebate. I would also like to help reduce the costs of insurances especially when you have multiple policies and when you have multiple vehicles but can only drive one of them at any one time. 

Dina
Dina from QLD commented:

That Woolworth & Coles give us pensioners a 5% discount on groceries' every Thursday per week. The packaging of meat should be for two. Not tree pieces, it put pensioners up to buy more what they really not can afford. The butcher from Woolworths here in Pittsworth tells me that this could not be done. They have the smaller tray's to fill with two pieces but they refuse to do so. Even if they do that for the pensioners on Thursday's that will help a lot for there budged. 

Ian
Ian from NSW commented:

are you wasting my time 

Mark
Mark from NSW replied to Ian:

Something wrong Ian? 

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