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Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. It’s going to cost more to heat your home this winter, thanks to global price hikes for natural gas, heating oil and other fuels. How much more? The federal government is saying we could see spikes of 54% in our heating bills compared with last year. That’s a big jump and something that many of us will struggle to afford.