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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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alan
alan from NSW commented:

Savings that will help towards a better life style and allow more independent living 

Peter
Peter from NSW commented:

Evey little bit helps The most expensive item is Health Insurance some relief in this area would be of some benefit The gap is sometimes excessive 

jay
jay from NSW commented:

get us the best rates possible 

Col
Col from NSW commented:

I believe that a changed paradigm needs to be introduced (with the assistance/support/intervention of a group such as 50Ups to make a difference to the employment of people over 50. Employment agencies, especially those run and operated by Gen X and Gen Y, have little or no time for the absolute benefits a company can realise by hiring someone over 50. Benefits such as a) Timeliness b) Attendance c) Many will be satisfield to be employed and not display a cut-throat level of ambition - just do the job they were hired for. d) job satisfaction e) loyalty f) respect You'll probably notice that most of those points should also be reflected back at the over 50's as well. Anyway, this would be a start........ 

Judith
Judith from NSW commented:

Each year my House and contents insurance goes up Even though i have made no improvements or purchased anything. My car insurance goes up also BUT the value of my car goes down. I can see why people drop their insurances and take the risk. but I am too scared to do that. so i just keep paying. Also council rates go up and up. mostly due to poor management. 

Paul
Paul from NSW replied to Judith:

Very true Judith - very true 

Paul
Paul from NSW commented:

I seriously hope this Club is better than the Senior Card program in NSW. Better discounts to reduce the cost of living for people who are or will be on a fixed income is what is needed. I hope we won't be disappointed! 

gregory
gregory from NSW commented:

i would like to see a better deal on all cost of living exspences for the over 50's, 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

I would like to see discounts on vitamins etc given to the over fity by chemist shops. Also discunts of greater value given by Phone co. Electricity co. etc. In short - more discunts on everyday living expenses. 

Peter
Peter from ACT commented:

Cheaper insurances, reduced council rates, reduced health insurance premiums, reduced taxes, cheaper electricity, reduced mortgage rates. 

Nellie
Nellie from NSW commented:

Annonymous As a self funded retiree I would like to see better discounts on all utility bills 

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