With millions still working from home in the UK, broadband and mobile costs, for many, have become essential and additional household bills.
But, according to money-saving expert Martin Lewis, there are also millions of people blindly paying over the odds for their services.
As the financial guru took to our TV screens on Tuesday evening (March 8) in a special hour-long episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live, he battled in the 60 minutes to give viewers as much information as possible on how to make their money stretch further amid rising living costs and bills.