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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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Pat
Pat from NSW commented:

To lobby the govt for better benefits in retirement, increase pensions with more benefits and raise the amount of asset value limits. Everything is now given to young parents, when we have raised families without any govt assistance, most of us working our whole life, to now have to access our savings to. Live a comfortable life. 

Clive
Clive from NSW commented:

Discounted prices.The elderly have a wealth of experience, they are not sucked into buying products they do not need, so we are not targeted.The combined knowledge of the elderly is being wasted, yet is greater than the learners who follow us. 

Saul
Saul from NSW commented:

A fair go 

Grant and Elizabeth
Grant and Elizabeth from NSW commented:

Savings with all services. We have all worked hard and paid our taxes, reared children and supported our communities. It's time for some rewards. 

Nada
Nada from NSW commented:

Recognition of the many years of our hard working life paying taxes with no help what so ever from any government source with raising kids, or any other assistance given to the baby boomers, we have not being treated fairly. 

John
John from NSW commented:

I hope that the Over Fifty Club will create a better awareness of our benefit to the AU economy, consider us when each time "cash rate" is lowered by the Reserve Bank. 

John
John from QLD commented:

Better prices on food and petrol :) 

Someone
Someone from QLD commented:

Cheper sec prices and also why does Queenslander loss the right to 44 cents for solar power to 7 cents when buying a property with solar already on site. Every other state gives the total refund. who's up who 

Rosalie
Rosalie from NSW commented:

better prices on food and petrol 

Wayne
Wayne from NSW commented:

to recognise our contributions and potential , assist and ensure we over 50s can get a fair go. 

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