My friend Jen Miller, awesome blogger and expert on the Jersey Shore, recently wrote a truly helpful article for Interest.com on how not to pay more for heat this winter (or at least try not to pay more.) Yes, I know that it’s still 90-plus degrees out in the Northern Hemisphere, but with oil prices the way they are, you’ve got to start planning ahead for those out-of-control heating bills that are sure to come.

Regardless of what kind of heat your have–gas, electric or oil–you can expect that your home heating bills could be up by at least 50 percent this winter. So take Jen’s tips to heart. You may be using some of these energy-saving tools already, such as weather stripping your windows and doors. But you will likely learn something, too. For example, I didn’t know that you could use ceiling fans in the winter. I thought they were for summer only.

Oh and did I mention that she quotes me as one of her experts? Yeah, that’s pretty cool–I mean hot–too!