Daily Telegraph: Kill Bills! Joel Gibson’s six tips on saving $1000 off your bills

Joel Gibson gives readers tips on using WhistleOut.com.au to help save money on your mobile phone and internet bills.

Now let’s see if your mobile deal is up to scratch. This will only take a few minutes. First, check your current plan so you know what you’re comparing to: What do you pay each month? What’s your data download limit? What else is included (Calls? Phone?) Which mobile network is it on? Are you off-contract?

Go to WhistleOut.com.au. Enter your info — data limits, inclusions and network (if you want a particular network for some reason — but otherwise select ‘any’). They’ll show you some options. (NB: They might show a couple of ‘featured’ ones first who pay for the top spot, but then they’ll rank the rest from cheapest to most expensive.)

Look at the top three to five options and pick one that you like the look of. Don’t worry too much about making the perfect decision: mobile is one bill where they’re all selling pretty much the same thing and you can take your number with you!

If you’re happy to switch, you can just sign up to the plan you’ve picked in minutes online. But if you really like your current provider, call them up and ask them to beat it. (Guess what? The script to use is the same as the one for energy bills above.)

On a roll? Repeat the process above for your broadband bill if you’re not currently on a contract. Ask the mobile provider you chose if they offer a discount for you to take out your broadband with them too.