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Take five minutes to read our terms and conditions and the guide below and stop being scared of your bills.

Step 1: Read your bills

OK, hands up if you do any of the following:

• Leave your bills on the doormat until someone trips over them.

• Add your bills (unopened) to the “To do” pile on the kitchen table.

• Open your bill, check your Direct Debit payment, put in the drawer with the rest of your bills

If you do any of the above, you could be complicit in contributing to your scary bills - Instead of ignoring your bills, read them from top to bottom and check the following:

• Energy suppliers often use an estimated reading for your bill. Check this against your actual meter reading and if the estimate is too high, call your supplier with the correct meter reading.

• Check your phone bill for the calls and numbers on your bill – mistakes do happen and why should you pay for someone else’s conversation with Great Aunt Beryl?

• Check all your details are correct, especially if you’ve changed your plan, your payment details or your favourite numbers

Step 2: Review your lifestyle

Sometimes we do things out of habit or because we don’t realise the full cost of our actions.
Here are some key areas that can reduce your utility bills:

• Do you waste energy? Leaving lights on in empty rooms, having the heating on when you’re not at home and leaving your TV on standby, as well as being energy inefficient, all add unnecessary costs to your bill

• Are you getting all the benefits you can? If your supplier offers discount schemes such as cheaper calls to friends & family, use it!

• Are you paying for unnecessary extras? If you are paying for extra services but don’t use them, you’re wasting your money. Go back to a basic deal and save your cash

Step 3: Switch away from scary bills

Whether it is your gas and electricity, home phone or broadband, doing a comparison between suppliers can highlight how much you could save by switching.

It’ll also help you find the best deals.

Switching can reduce the fear factor in your bills because:

• You save money. Switching to the cheapest gas and electricity supplier could save up to £170 on your bills. Switch your home phone too, and you could add up to another £170.

• It’s free. Switching with uSwitch.com doesn’t cost a penny

• It’s hassle-free. You keep the same meters and supply lines. You also keep your phone number. The actual comparison and switching service is also quick and easy to use

Step 4: Carry out a bill MOT

If you’ve carried out steps 1 to 3, by all means give yourself a pat on the back, but don’t rest on your laurels. Prices increase regularly and the best deal for you now may not be the best deal in 12 months time.
Carry out a regular MOT on all your bills and stop scary bills creeping up on you.

Switch and save online now

Switching suppliers these days is easy - you can do it online.

We have teamed up with uSwitch.com to bring you a quick and easy way to see which supplier could save you the most money.