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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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enid
enid from NSW commented:

gas and electricity should be chaper and cost of telephone calls are going up,b eing a aged person I find every penny saved:)helps 

peter
peter from NSW commented:

to retire 

June
June from NSW commented:

I would like to see more single supplement on travel for seniors. There are lots of seniors travelling alone who prefer to not share a room but find the overall cost too much to pay i.e.= pp twin share . 

Kenneth
Kenneth from NSW commented:

A better deal for self funded retirees, especially in the Health, Insurance and groceries area 

john
john from NSW commented:

lower travel insurance and a discount possibly on Foxtell and better deal 

Narelle
Narelle from NSW commented:

Good discounts for insurance, groceries petrol and household utilities .Would help with the budget. 

David
David from NSW commented:

Over 50's should have available discounts and special offers on a large range of goods and services. We have all paid the standard rates for 30 plus years and as we slow down, we expect to lead a secure remainder of our life. This is getting to be harder and harder. 

Graham
Graham from QLD commented:

We own Charleville Bush Caravan Park and are now in the process of building another one Charleville Bush Camp, this park will be basic and only cost $10 per night (2 people) We realise people need some cheaper options and we are doing it for them. Opening Easter 2014. Non-Smokers only. www.charlevillecaravanpark.com.au All you need is to have a toilet on board. 

gary
gary from ACT commented:

discounts for all over fiftys who deserve a break after working nearly all there lives and still struggle to get throu the day all because of incresses in all bills all which we need to survive 

Carmen
Carmen from NSW commented:

THAT WE WILL ALL GET A BETTER DEAL ON MOST THINGS THAN AT PRESENT. A FAIR DEAL THAT'S ALL WE SELF FUNDED RETIREES ASK FOR. 

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