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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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Rachel
Rachel from NSW commented:

As a retrenched (and now almost unemployable nearly-60 year old), I hope to get discounts to make life more affordable as permanent retirement approaches- electricity, petrol and ctp green slips are some that make daily life difficult. 

VICTOR
VICTOR from NSW commented:

LOWER EXPENSES AND BETTER AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES. 

Peter
Peter from NSW commented:

Some easing of costs to account for the magnitude of expenses that bury people at this stage of life - better enable investment in a financial future without dependency...and to enable service by people and for people of similar understanding. 

Fred
Fred from NSW commented:

We would like to have easier access to goods and services of all types. We would also like better information about any goods or services which we may be considering purchasing, particularly electronic devices so as to make better informed decisions prior to deciding to buy or which to buy. We would also like to be better informed as to services provided by government departments and clearer direction as to which services we are entitled to if they are needed. 

George
George from NSW commented:

I wish we get some discounts on CTP, Electricity/ Petrol & Grocery and get an increase in our pay, to balance our day to day fight from financial stress 

fred
fred from NSW commented:

would like to see green slip prices reflect the true cost of insurance and telstra to give better prices during light periods of traffic. 

Barbara
Barbara from NSW commented:

Hope to get discounts to make life more affordable as retirement is just around the corner - ctp green slips for exampe are a nightmare. 

Warren
Warren from NSW commented:

An all round cheaper or hold to current prices on all expense area 

James
James from NSW commented:

cheaper prices all round. 

Abdul
Abdul from NSW commented:

A-SAY AND BE ACKNOWLEDGED 

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