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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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Margot
Margot from NSW commented:

How about not having to pay tax on savings. Didn't we pay tax when we earned the money? If we manage to put something aside, why does the government rip into it again? There'd be plenty more savings if there was a bit more of a reward for not squandering every penny and then relying on a pension. 

Mark
Mark from NSW replied to Margot:

Go Margot,what a fantastic idea. the biggest problem is that big governments and rapacious "public servants" see savings as an untapped resource. The fact that "we" worked for it has no bearing on their thinking. 

Dorothy
Dorothy from NSW commented:

Consideration of discounts on ALL household and living expenses. 

Allan John
Allan John from NSW commented:

Better prices, better deals 

robert
robert from ACT commented:

Recognition by way of discounts for self funded retirees by insurance companies (for house and car) by utility companies, and by local government 

Kenneth
Kenneth from NSW commented:

Reduced utility charges. K John Stevenson 

Margot
Margot from NSW commented:

How about readable sized printing on packaging? I cant read instructions with glasses! 

Julie
Julie from VIC commented:

Discounts on the nicer things in life.More help stories for our age in the media. It seems to target the young. More access to self help for our age group 

Dennis
Dennis from NSW commented:

Better deals on insurances and living costs. 

Wendy
Wendy from NSW commented:

to be recognised as more responsible members of the community who have worked hard all our lives and need to be fairly charged for day to day costs. 

Keith
Keith from NSW commented:

Provide representation for seniors with corporate suppliers 

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