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If you think this article is about installing more energy saving light bulbs and insulation in your property, please read no further.
Commendable and energy saving as these are, some of the biggest savings to be had, come from shopping around online.
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To help find the most competitive gas, electricity and phone suppliers, online companies like uSwitch and Energy Helpline, help you easily compare and change suppliers. Gather together your past utility bills before you start to hunt for the best deal.
Like multi pack offers at your local supermarket these days it's often worth pricing
individually too, as the best deal isn't necessarily taking your gas and electricity
from the same supplier.
This is an easy option but not always the cheapest.
Back to that multi pack at the supermarket, have you noticed it can be cheaper buying individually on some of those offers?
How does it work? uSwitch an example - 
You compare and select the supplier you wish to change to, then complete a straight forward form on the web site.
uSwitch then contacts your existing and future suppliers doing all the hard work for you. This normally takes a few weeks, you can then look forward to lower bills, sometimes much lower.
You could benefit from lower bills through uSwitch or Energy Helpline -
With the rising energy prices a recent poll on moneysupermarket.com revealed that
the majority of consumers believe they are paying too much for their gas and electricity
and that recent price increases are totally unjustified.
Five of the big six energy firms -
The typical household now pays more than £1,000 a year
for energy -
What should consumers do?
The message is simple -
Six out of 10 households have never changed their energy provider and are still on
the standard tariff paying quarterly by cash or cheque. By switching to an online
tariff and opting to pay monthly by direct debit, the average household could save
up to £260 a year.
Which provider works out to be the cheapest, will depend on your consumption and whereabouts in the country you live. A gas and electricity comparison tool should identify the cheapest deal in your area.
• Average British Gas dual fuel bill rocketed by 85% or £513 (2004 -
Although
Don’t delay, compare and save now and avoid paying too much!
Quick Ways to Save & Earn Money £££
Save money on fuel - petrol or diesel.
Keep your tyre pressures as per the handbook - Low tyre pressures waste fuel - Saving
2%.
De-Clutter the car of things you just don’t need - Saving 2%
Use a Cashback or Points Card when buying fuel.
MBNA Points Card
Keep your speed down as driving at 50-60 mph means your emissions will be lowest.
It can cost you up to 25% more in fuel to drive at 70mph compared to 50mph.
Air conditioning should be limited as it uses more fuel.
Where possible drive with the windows up to reduce drag and make your fuel consumption
more efficient.
Find the cheapest Petrol Prices in your area.
Visit PetrolPrices.com
Do you have an old mobile phone doing nothing? Find out how much it is worth at Envirofone.
Two instant quotes given - A cash price and a slightly higher price in Argos vouchers.
Save
time and money booking rail travel. The Train Line offers an easy and cheaper way
to buy train tickets.
They have a wide range of delivery options, and you can book
up to 2 hours before travel.
Use discount vouchers and promotional codes when buying online. These codes when
entered at the checkout give a percentage discount or free postage type offer.
Pointme2it
has a shopping and vouchers page with daily updates of these money saving codes.
SAYNOTO0870.COM - Many companies use National Rate numbers like 0870, which cost
more than local rate calls.
SAYNOTO0870.com provides alternative cheaper numbers
to call, saving you money.
Save money on your credit card bill - See our article -
Credit Card Balance Transfers in the Your Money section.
Save money on you broadband. If you aren’t using a combined calls and broadband type package you may be wasting money. It’s worth checking companies like TalkTalk,
Sky & 02 that provide reduced inclusive if not actually FREE broadband for being
a customer.
Save a fortune on batteries! The Pointme2it article -
FREE & Cheap calls using Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP).
These free or relatively inexpensive calls use your broadband line to send voice
calls over the internet. You download a free program from VOIP providers like Skype,
Vonage or even BT.
With Skype calls to other Skype users are free whether one user
is in the United States and one in the UK.
Claim Back Bank Charges.
Find out how, and claim today here!
Save time and money by comparing Flights.
Comparison sites like Flight.co.uk, and ebookers compare various airlines giving
you the best deals.
Buy from Amazon Marketplace Sellers.
This can save you money as Amazon Marketplace sellers are often cheaper than Amazon’s
already low prices. Watch when buying from multiple sellers as postage will be charged
from each one. You can choose to browse for new or used goods.
Compare Green Energy
Deals.
Green tariffs offer a great alternative for eco-friendly Brits and our research shows
it doesn’t cost over the odds to go green. Compare Green Energy Deals at Money Supermarket.com
Shopping Comparison web sites are they any good?
Yes, the likes of Kelkoo and Pricerunner can be good, especially for a quick price comparison check. If you have not used them try them out and bookmark them.
What to look out for -
If you are planning to buy high value goods like a new TV or video camera carry out some additional searches on Amazon, eBay, and online high street stores such as Comet and Dixons.
Why? Simply because Shopping Comparison sites don't search all shops. Shops have to sign up with the comparison site and pay them a small commission on the sale price. That's how they make their money.
I am wary when using Kelkoo for buying electrical goods that Comet doesn't appear in the results. So I manually check prices at the Comet web site.
Also watch out if travelling into town to buy goods as the in-
While on that subject of in-
I've used this service often and have been very pleased with it, no waiting on delivery. Of course it depends how far you have to travel to PC World.
To sum up Price Comparison sites like Kelkoo and Pricerunner are great for quickly searching a range of online stores giving a very quick indication of item price.
These sites regularly update who they deal with so there is nothing to say what shops may come and go from their list of associates in the future.
All in all Kelkoo & Pricerunner are well worth saving to your favourites.
Compare Prices
Energy -
Comparison Sites
Uswitch
Energy Helpline
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MoneySuperMarket -
Utilities
British Gas
N Power
E.ON
Scottish Power
Telecom’s -
Broadband -
Envirofone
Vodafone
O2
3 Mobile
T Mobile
Carphone Warehouse
Tesco Mobiles
The Link
Phones
4 U
Post Office
Asda Mobile Phones
Dial a Phone
E2save
Mobile Shop
The Phone Spot
02 Broadband
BT
Broadband
UK Online Broadband
BT Shop
Fasthosts
TalkTalk
Skype -
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VoIP -
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