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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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Arthur
Arthur from QLD commented:

It's about time Australians woke up. Labor governs for people Liberals govern for money That's the fact people so look out pensioners. 

Fred
Fred from NSW commented:

Dear John and fellow 50uppers, The club is moving too slow for the time left in this life; we could measure our remaining time left in minutes. Here is what I suggest and why; the more corporations you engage to give discounts eg, four or five corporations would send clear signs of our buying strength and thus encourage other business to come to us with offers.This would in turn encourage and gain more club members. Currently the club has two discounts and is just not good enough. Please, Singo make an obvious and greater effort for us. 

Elaine
Elaine from WA commented:

I am sick and tired of being made to feel guilty because I am a 'baby boomer' and part of the 'aging population' that supposedly cannot be financially sustained going into the future. With the huge increase in population we are experiencing surely there will be some people who will be working and paying taxes as previous generations have done or are they all going to be on welfare? 

Diane
Diane from NSW commented:

Regarding std's in the baby boomers, I am one of the guilty ones, that upon going out with my new man a few times, we started becoming intimate. I am 61 and he is 63. We knew each other only within a circle of friends and I had never seen him with a lady(he is a widower of 9 years and I am a widow of 3). So I suppose we "felt safe" with each other without asking the question at the time. Suffice to say we are madly in love and have been going out now for 14 months. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

I am yet to hear anything about the aged pension being lowered,where is all of this coming from. 

Elaine
Elaine from WA commented:

It is not. The Government have categorically ruled it out. It is just Bill Shorten scaremongering. 

steve
steve from QLD replied to Elaine:

We the cost of rising utilities will lower the amount you get 

Someone
Someone from NSW replied to steve:

I dont think so Steve we have always had to make sacrifices and we have to adjust,sick and tired of all the handouts that people expect. 

Roslyn
Roslyn from QLD commented:

Obviously you are not on a Disability Pension after paying taxes all your working life. If you want to stop the handouts. Get stuck into the long term unemployed, young people that haven't done a days work in their lives. Bring back National Service for men and women or at the very least the Red Scheme and make them earn the welfare cheques. If they don't take either option, then pay them in food vouchers. Now I've upset the do gooder's. Well tuff. 

steve
steve from QLD commented:

U obvesly dont live on a pention alone if u did u would now that there is nothing left after very modest expences. 

Someone
Someone from NSW replied to Elaine:

You are right Elaine,and I think a lot of these people have got off the track about the aged pension and I dont think people are listening .every body is scare mongering and stirring up trouble that is not there.I have been on the aged pension for 8 years now and dont have a problem surviving on it,it is the younger ones that they are targeting and about time. 

AnnL
AnnL from QLD commented:

As there is a few Ann's, Anne's from QLD I have changed my profile to AnnL 

John
John from QLD commented:

! worked from when I was 15 years old and finished working at 73 years old. I am dame sure I have paid my dues and if some of the lazy 5 or 6 generation who has been on welfare get off their backsides and worked life for all would be much fairer nothing wrong with one year national service 

Roslyn
Roslyn from QLD replied to John:

Good on you John. You are so right. This idea of the Abbott Government to make these long term dole Bludgers is just a band aid solutions. I agree with you bring back National Service for men and women and make them learn a trade and some discipline. Alternatively, bring back the Red Scheme to make them earn their Dole/New Start. If they don't take either option then no more tax payer dollars. Give them vouchers to live off. Sorry I have probably upset all the do gooders out there. Well stuff luck. 

Graham
Graham from QLD commented:

So how do we survive ? 

geoffrey
geoffrey from NSW commented:

I have read about the goverments proposal to cut cost and save money Why do the penioners get in the neck all the time.I am 62 and still working full time I cannot get a seniors card.But we seem to have a lot of money for middle class wefare, and bloody lay abouts and illegal boat people.Lets not pussie foot around and use this forum how us aged Australians who have put back into the public purse as opposed to those take out and put nothing in.LEAVE OUR BLOODY PENIONS ALONE GEOFF CARNEY LEUMEAH NSW 

Paul
Paul from QLD commented:

Paul from Qld Approaching 73 i retired at 70, but wish I had stayed working, the government does not give a stuff about pensioners and are only interested in where they can save money so they can get their big fat pay rises and they don`t have to worry about when they retire as they then get most of the benefits they get when in office the whole system STINKS I only hope people remember the promises when it comes time to vote again ,Clive Palmer is the only one that has said he will look after the pensioners he has got my vote. 

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