Fucking hate the bastards. mine was absoultely useless. Owed me about 1.2k for about 2 months when i moved out of a place i was renting. Best way to handle them if there not doing what you want - be on there case all the time so they don't have an excuse is what i found. Best of luck moving tho, its awesome the first time you do it, shop and cook sensibly like others have said and you can make food go a fair way. Pay your water and gas quarterly if you can, not by direct debit, as with direct debit every month they just guess how much you use, and they usually go for more, then its a nightmare getting it back when they do a meter reading and realise you haven't used that much. Get some lamps/uplighters aswell if you wanna save on electric as they use alot less than massive lights, turn off all ya plugs etc if you wanna save on that. it all soon adds up i found.