Annual cost for milk in this household:

$3.49/gallon x 4 gallons/wk x 52wks/year = $725.92

$725.92 per year!

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That is, if the cost of milk stays where it is. The cost per gallon has gone up $1 whole dollar since May, just 7 short months ago.

Updated:
Melissa at Taking What is Left made a very good point, in which I’ve completely neglected to calculate, is that the cost of EGGS have also gone up tremendously in the last few months.

To wit, eggs were $2.99 for 2.5 dozen large eggs (that would be 36 eggs, or two cartons of 18) when we first moved here 7 months ago. Now it’s past $5.25

Our kids are picky eaters and eggs is on the small list of things that they will eat.

The verdict is, to buy one dozen chickens along with a strong rooster, and two cows.