Being Mr. Kenny

O2 just agreed to change my mobile phone tariff — I’ve cut my bills in half!

I was on about £30 a month, but was after something different. My mobile is knackered, and I wanted 300 minutes and 300 texts — they’ve given me 400 minutes (anytime, any network) and 1000 texts — for £15 a month and a new phone into the bargain.

I’m really pleased. Read Martin Lewis’s article about haggling with your phone company — there wasn’t a lot of haggling though, just phoned up and asked for something better and they gave it to me.

It’s amazing what money you can save with just a bit of attention and hard work. It’s like claiming back overdraft charges. My friends tell me they’ve been charged, like, £9000 in charges and they’re not fussed about trying to get it back. What’s the worst that can happen — the bank will say no.

Anyway, Martin’s website is a good read for stuff about money — especially the overdraft reclaim article.