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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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Karen
Karen from QLD commented:

I'd like a mobile ph I don't have to dig out my glasses every time I get a text!!! Seriously, I am frustrated by the constant emphasis on youth, when the older community have more time, better regard for credit history and in many cases a lot more disposable income than younger people, and ultimately are more discernible consumers. 

denis
denis from QLD commented:

Bring insurance companies into line, in Qld they assess on post code, we are 950 metres above sea level & we are forced to take flood &Tsunami cover , absolutely ridiculous 

Anthony
Anthony from NSW commented:

People Power 

biagio
biagio from NSW commented:

home and contents insunce-car -medical-petrol and energy in general. 

Gina
Gina from QLD commented:

Discount prices on everything to do with the cost of living 

Terence (Terry)
Terence (Terry) from NSW replied to Gina:

well said 

Paul
Paul from NSW commented:

Bigger discounts, Better service. Less dumb migrants and more intelligent migrants. Compulsory for all migrants to learn and speak English. Drug and alcohol tests for all dole recipients and if found positive no money for them. Dole recipients and jail inmates to build the roads like the convicts did, it worked. No more money for other countries until our country is on top of things, such as Police, Hospitals, Schools etc. Re introduce large tariffs to increase Government income and give our farmers and Australian companies a chance to compete. 

Terence (Terry)
Terence (Terry) from NSW replied to Paul:

Paul makes a lot of sense, comes up with positive ideas not a bland statement of needs, sounds like a worthy P.U.P candidate 

Jim
Jim from NSW commented:

To be able to save money to buy a large house to support people with a disability 

Steven
Steven from QLD commented:

lower taxes for over 55's 

Julie
Julie from NSW commented:

My husband has just retired and we are finding it hard to budget for the lifestyle we used to have. I would just like a little to be able to do special things that we did when we were both working. The bills are the first thing, then what ever is left over, which isn't much, we try to survive on. Holidays are a luxury now. 

Merv
Merv from NSW commented:

To highlight to business & commerce that we can together be a force to be reckoned with... 

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