Spring is in the air, the birds are singing and the flowers are coming through (and yet still we get snow...)

And upon seeing Matron giving the money Hospital corridors a thorough going over with her broom, it made us think about suggesting you have a financial spring clean!

February and March are often months where you have bit more cash in the current account due to them being months where you don't get charged the dreadful Council Tax!

Most Councils divide up the yearly council tax charge by 10, rather than 12, so even though we've paid the same amount it can feel like we have a bit of a breather for those other two months.

Water companies operate the same system over 8 months instead of 12 but in most cases their rates have gone up (as Council Tax will undoubtedly do too!) so its only energy bills that should be dropping (although the energy companies are doing their best to hold out on price discounts!)

So with this in mind, its time you cleared the cobwebs from your financial closet and take a look at fool.co.uk's 7 ways to slash those bills!!