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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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Someone
Someone from VIC commented:

Discount on all rising bills such as electricity,water,gas,council rates,insurance premiums,car registration and everyday consumer goods 

Leanne
Leanne from NSW commented:

Great discounts on everything, from travel to insurance, to utility's. 

Daryl
Daryl from VIC commented:

Achieve recognition of how much we are spending in national budget 

Ann
Ann from NSW commented:

Discounts on all consumer goods including white goods. 

Barbara
Barbara from NSW commented:

Barbara, joined after seeing the news. Hopefully be treated with respect and be recognised for our contribution to the benefits that our enjoyed by the younger generation. 

Peter
Peter from NSW commented:

Nationalize all the banks. Give the ACCC so much power the Petrol Companies will run for the hills. Bank Charges/Credit Card Charges..................should be nil, after all they only make $6 Billion profit a year. What is the Government doing.........NOTHING !!! 

Patricia
Patricia from NSW commented:

A better standard of living for aged pensioners who did not have the benefit of compulsory superannuation during most of our working lives. We didn't all have high paying jobs and battled to bring up our families without all the benefits available today. 

John
John from NSW replied to Patricia:

I agree totaly give us pensioners a go. 

charlie
charlie from NSW commented:

Charlie from nsw being on a disability pension finding hard to make ends meet hoping to see lower living cost 

Pamela
Pamela from NSW commented:

The collective buying power of the "Over Fifty's" must be enormous. If we could get better discounts on things like energy and medical insurance would be great. Also Council Rates, Insurance on vehicles, property and home contents would be even better. 

Glenda
Glenda from NSW commented:

How about some age appropriate clothing. I don't mean "old fashioned" but how about a pair of track suit pants that don't flash places that have no right to be on show anymore. Discounts on all insurances - hey I've paid my dues all my life. 

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