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$700k worth of savings tips from the government

$700k worth of savings tips from the government

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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Len
Len from NSW commented:

Discounts on necessities such as energy 7 insurance 

Wendy
Wendy from NSW commented:

Financial help 

Paul
Paul from NSW commented:

Discounted prices to assist with reduced earnings 

Arthur
Arthur from NSW commented:

Bring down cost of living 

Bob
Bob from NSW commented:

Any help doing it really tough . 

frank
frank from NSW commented:

dollar savings 

Paula
Paula from NSW commented:

Insurance companies and utilities must realise we can't adsorb price rises forever as we have limited funds with no chance of a pay rise. As we spend our money it is gone forever and we have no means of replacing it. I bought my car in 1997 and I will need to replace it one day but it has no value as a trade-in so what do I do? Perhaps car companies should target us rather than young hoons. 

Helen
Helen from NSW commented:

A reduction in what I'm currently paying 

Sharon
Sharon from ACT commented:

It's about time that the federal government/s realised that we are just as important as the 'families' that get ALL the benefits! 

Leigh
Leigh from NSW commented:

Discounts on technology , utilities and solar panels. I am hoping to have recommended companies we can trust. I would like to have solar panels but after the pink bat problems I do not know what companies to trust. I have also been riled off by maintenance companies who prey on older women 

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