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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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Jennifer
Jennifer from NSW commented:

Recognition that we are the people who have had our pension retirement ages shifted out from under us, never got first home owners help, never got baby bonuses, never got paid parental leave etc etc etc And are of an age where we still do the work but there no longer seems to be any mention of a pay rise even though the general cost of living seems to have doubled in the last five years. 

shoukry
shoukry from NSW commented:

reduce cost 

Judith
Judith from NSW commented:

Additional discounts from retailers happy to offer the discount 

Lynette
Lynette from NSW commented:

People power for discounts 

George
George from VIC commented:

Savings and discounts. 

Con
Con from NSW replied to George:

have people on the other side of the line who speak and understand the aussie way of life, who can relate to your needs instead of speaking to someone from an other country who have no idea. 

noel
noel from NSW commented:

I think insurers should realise, we are gentler on our home and furniture/contents then a young family, our car trips are slower and shorter (in a generally older car) and we are less likely to claim for fear of loosing our no-claim bonus., but we still pay big. 

Ritchard
Ritchard from NSW commented:

Better discounts & Aussie staff to talk to when problems arise. 

George
George from NSW commented:

I would like all around better treatment especially from large businesses and better discounts. I feel we deserve it. 

Anne
Anne from NSW commented:

A fairer deal 

Shana
Shana from NSW commented:

better service and prices 

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