Save On Your Household Bills

Switching providers could save you £100s a year. Use a price comparison website such as Beat That Quote to find the best deals on energy, phone, home insurance and more.

Many companies offer a cash incentive if you pay by direct debit and/or receive paperless bills. Paying all your bills by direct debit and switching to paperless billing could save you up to £100 per year.

Energy Best Deal

Energy Best Deal provides useful advice on such things as shopping around for the best energy deal, how to be more energy efficient and dealing with sales people. Energy Best Deal is a joint venture between energy industry watchdog Ofgem and The Citizen's Advice Bureau.

Energy Saving Tips

Turning down your thermostat by just 1°C could reduce your energy bills by up to 10%.

Turn lights off when a room is empty. Use natural light as much as possible. If you use a light for an average of four hours or more a day, fit an energy saving light bulb. It will use around a quarter of the electricity and will last ten times longer than an ordinary bulb.

Turn off household appliances such as TVs, music systems and computers when not in use, as they continue to use energy when they are left on standby.

Banking

Many people are paying around £12 a month for an upgraded bank account and not using it. Upgraded bank accounts offer perks such as free mobile phone insurance and free travel insurance. Use it! Or cancel it and save yourself over £100 a year.