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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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Paul
Paul from NSW commented:

Is this guy for real? Another idiot who wants to play in someone else's patch. These people just don't seem to get it. The only way you will get people to invest in their own retirement is to provide a stable set of parameters for them to plan for the future. The more unstable the playing field the more people will say "stuff it!!" Its about time the over 55 voters of this country started exercising their "numerical" muscle in the political arena. 

Robert
Robert from NSW commented:

The main point missing in this suggestion is that the family home for most people is not an income producing asset therefore if you are on a fixed income you have no way of increasing your disposable income. 

debra
debra from NSW commented:

does this mean the poor farmer gets hit with this as well their homesteads are part of their properties, so working hard all our lives to pay off ours home means nothing 

John
John from NSW commented:

Tony, another money saving suggestion. Stop with a big S, paying for the Past Prime Ministers alive and past, there spouse entitlements, Gold Card for Travelling, and the list goes on, why should we pay , for , Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawk, Paul Keating, John Howard, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, and possibly others and their Spouses. Only allow Politicians one trip overseas, with a limit if spending, say $ 20,000 Tony the balls in your court. 

Ray
Ray from NSW commented:

These people should have their millions taken away from them and let them live a life of a normal person. I am also confident that a Labor Government wold not even consider such a ludicrous idea 

Peter
Peter from NSW replied to Ray:

It was the labor government which got us into this financial mess. 

Roslyn
Roslyn from QLD replied to Peter:

How quickly we forget the little thing called the GFC. 

Hugh
Hugh from NSW commented:

Try it. I would give my vote to the Greens if they did this. And I hate them with a deep fuming hatred so that would say something. Sorry but paying tax all your life should qualify every Australian for the pension no matter what they have, or earn. Anything less is stealing from the old. 

John
John from NSW commented:

Tony shepherd, who is he,does he live on the pension. No, myself a loyal liberal, tony if Mr Abbott wants to commit Political suicide , listen to you. If your so correct i suggest every GM and or Manager Director, donate $50,000 per year if they earn above $500,000 per year before tax. Hey Tony have a look at this suggestion. 

Barbara
Barbara from NSW commented:

What next 

Dennis
Dennis from NSW commented:

Mr Shepherd would be better off putting that thought in the waste bin. The average home owner has scraped and saved through their working life to not have to rely on Govt. Housing for a roof over their head. A fantastic vote loser for any Govt. silly enough to enact such a thought. 

Ivan
Ivan from NSW commented:

i don't believe any Govt would be so foolish, surely the House would vote to block it ... but , if they do get away with it ,don't panic ,just wait til the next election and the new Govt will repeal it ... 

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