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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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Patricia
Patricia from NSW commented:

Any saving on offers and discounts on household expenses would be a help in my present living standard. 

Shirley
Shirley from NSW commented:

Having six grandchildren under 7 we are often babysitting during the day or delivering or collecting children from daycare/school. With Christmas School holidays not so far away we would like some ideas to keep the children occupied without breaking the bank. 

paul
paul from NSW commented:

it will be good to be able to save some money and not to be paying more then i have to 

Margaret
Margaret from NSW commented:

Gain more discounts, perhaps even for travel, & for single seniors, maybe remove single supplement payment. 

Rodney
Rodney from NSW commented:

Lets see what happens if anything or is this just another survey 

Terry
Terry from NSW commented:

to help us all get cheaper cost of living + a better pension 

Christine
Christine from QLD commented:

Would like to see discounts etc for self funded retirees. Should not be disadvantaged just because we planned ahead but shoul be able to get the same discounts/rebates as pensioners! 

Geoff
Geoff from NSW replied to Christine:

I agree with Christine, as a self funded retiree we are punished for not relying on Govt. hand out such as pension we should be entitled to the concessions as a pensioner. 

jacquie
jacquie from NSW commented:

i would like to see the bills we get made a little clearer so we can understand them without the gobble di goog because they all baffle us with bull as if we are being had all the time 

Gregory
Gregory from NSW commented:

Hope to make some improvements in living standards 

Les
Les from NSW commented:

Both Coles & Woolies give higher petrol discounts if you spend $100 or more one purchase most pensioners do not shop this way.V 

Olivia - FiftyUp Club
Olivia - FiftyUp Club from NSW replied to Les:

Les, thank you - I'll pass on your feedback! 

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