Hi Fellow Members, Well, some say life begins at 40 … others say it begins at 50 … but here at FiftyUp Club we believe it begins at one! No, I haven’t lost the plot (yet), but in almost one fast year our Club has made a big difference and we’re out to celebrate. As you know we started the […]

“I know what you’re thinking I’m old. Very old. And you might be wondering How did I get so lucky?” So begins a short video unveiled this week that exposes the stark difference between the skills that mature workers offer employers and organisations, and the discrimination they face when trying to gain or maintain jobs. It ends with the words […]

The statistics make it very clear why The FiftyUp Club is supporting The Power of Oldness campaign just released by Age Discrimination Commissioner, Susan Ryan (pictured). Just digging around the numbers makes for depressing reading. A staggering 38% of males were refused work last year because they were considered too old by employers.  The same applied to more than 25% […]

We had a great response to our story a few weeks back on how to save money online. So we’ve done some more research and come up with this Guide to Online Shopping Tricks, Part 2. (By the way, if you missed it, you can still read Part 1 here.) 1. Promo Codes and Discounts The Internet is your friend […]

The FiftyUp Club is today calling on both the Government and the Senate crossbenchers to reduce the impact of co-payments for Australians aged over 50, particularly for pensioners. As Federal Health Minister Peter Dutton and Crossbencher Clive Palmer sit down for dinner this evening, the 92,000-member consumer Club suggests they sample the following three specials from our submission to Minister Dutton: Entrée: More […]