Ever since starting saving for a second Round the World trip I have become a lot more savvy about where my money is going. Since I’ve cut down my social activities, the main chunk of my salary disappears on those inescapable “essentials” – rent and bills. While I can’t do anything about the rent, I’ve recently discovered a nifty service for saving on bills.

uSwitch.com is a website that lets you input the details of your current spend on things such as gas, water, electricity, broadband, phones, credit card and loans.

It’s basically a comparison engine – and a smart one at that. Based on the figures you plug in (have past bills to hand when you do it to make the results as accurate as possible) it will tell you if another company could offer you the same service for cheaper.

The trick is to resist the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” attitude. Typical people don’t tend to like change. But of course, that doesn’t apply to open-minded wannabe travellers like us!

I found I was already on some of the cheapest tariffs for gas and water, so unfortunately no savings there – but I managed to switch broadband suppliers, saving over £10 a month when the new supplier kicks in next year. Have a look and see what you could save: uSwitch.com (UK only)