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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 ACT commented:

more discount offers for singles over 50's in all things would be good , Then maybe I will be able to afford to retire in a couple of years 

Dave
Dave from NSW commented:

Just to be able to live a better life by a lot more FAIR pricing of products,all products,for not just me but ALL people disadvantaged by pensions etc.Yes disadvantaged ecause we are. 

Mary
Mary from NSW commented:

Better saving and up to date information on going 

John
John from NSW commented:

unfortunately SOME targeted 50 + products appeal to vanity which disguises their not delivering the price savings they SAY they do, last time I looked APIA was in this category for instance. It is also disgraceful that non flood prone / bushfire prone / theft prone houses and contents premiums still go up at 30% pa DESPITE deliberately selecting a place to live based on these criteria. Similarly CTP for motorcycles is disgracefully high which is a lot more to do with penalising motorcyclists for being more expensive for THE INSURED DRIVER to hit, plus kids on trail bikes being lumped in as a cost for motorcyclist to bear. Just a few of the many bad governance examples I would love to see a 50+ (all voters!) attack. It is high time in this rego label free environment that we could buy personal plates and put them on whatever vehicle we liked (as long as it carried a valid pink slip) as we can only drive / ride one at a time! 

David - FiftyUp Club
David - FiftyUp Club from VIC replied to John:

Hi John, thanks for your comments. Great to see you're passionate about FiftyUps. 

Terri
Terri from NSW commented:

Ease of mature age employment. Child free pubs and clubs after 6.30pm. 

John
John from NSW commented:

more discount products for over 50s that are self funded retiree 

Irene
Irene from NSW commented:

I'd like to see discounts on groceries - try to eliminate the duopoly (W/worths and Coles) that exists at the moment - they have become too powerful. Discounts on accommodation and travel; especially lower rates for those travelling alone, instead of having to pay twice as much as the single fare. Health card for self-funded retirees- after all, they have paid a huge amount of tax over their working lives and thus, have contributed greatly to the provision of the welfare system in this country - and for this, they are penalised. 

David - FiftyUp Club
David - FiftyUp Club from NSW replied to Irene:

Thanks for your suggestions Irene, they're great ideas. 

Ramon
Ramon from NSW commented:

Agree with all the comments. Stop the marketing tricks and really give us GOOD HONEST REAL deals of at least 30% or more. 

pamela
pamela from NSW commented:

A fair go for self funded retirees who have paid their way and taxes for the country, pam nsw 

Elizabeth
Elizabeth from NSW commented:

Cheaper everything for retirees! 

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