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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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Albert
Albert from NSW commented:

I am hoping for some help when dealing with government , particullarly Centrelink , they treat pensioners like lepers,constantly threatening to cancel pensions if questions are not promptly answered and yet, they can take months to answer queries directed at them.. They advice us to use the telephone to speak with them, I have done this now 5 times in the last 2 months with an average wait timme of over 35 minutes, When I visit their offices, I am asked in front of many people, " how can we help you" they then expect me to discus my problems in an open area... This is humiliating Please have someone visit the Rockdale office and see them in action. When someone has worked for over 50 years, they should not be means tested several Tim's per year I 

Theo
Theo from NSW replied to Albert:

It would probably be easier to deal with them if we all left the country and sailed back in on a leaky boat, we'd get more respect. They tell you one thing and follow their advise then get a letter tell you that you tried to defraud Centerlink when following what they told you. I now get it in writing and get them to copy all forms and sign them as being received for my files. DOn't trust them!!! 

Michael
Michael from NSW commented:

A fair go from Corporations that certainly dont need to charge such high fees. 

george
george from NSW commented:

Reduced costs on dental and veterinary services would be a big plus, as would reduced insurance costs. Removing the low income allowance for pensioners is NOT something I expected from Tony and Joe, esp. after he bumped up the debt ceiling to $500 billion! 

David
David from NSW commented:

Better deals on day to day stuff including health insurance 

Greg
Greg from NSW commented:

Better recognition by suppliers and more discounts on products and services 

Joseph
Joseph from NSW commented:

That as a group we can achieve better deals and more appropriate offers to consider. 

Gary
Gary from NSW commented:

Discounts 

peter
peter from NSW commented:

the continual increase in the running of a house hold is getting beyond a lot of peoples income,because of this owning or paying off a mortgage is becoming a real struggle 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

Discounts all around! 

Peter
Peter from NSW commented:

Overall cost of living reductions for people retired or approaching retirement. 

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