IMHO home printing is best for quick convenience or Ultimate quality. Its rarely cheap. Printers that are cheap are like your local dealers first crack pipe offer. Its supplies that are expensive and where the make the real money
Some one on here did recommend a cheap online printers but the name escapes me
But in my opinion its all about photo books now. I use Blurb. about £40 for a hard back book with 120 8 by 10 inch pages. Even if you can’t be bothered to lay it out I’d rather have an autofill book than a pile of photos.
This is my first Blurb book
http://www.blurb.com/b/2296708-2009-2011-a-quick-whizz-through-2-years-of-the-cli?ce=blurb_ew&utm_source=widget
If you still want to print yourself this is huge but has been cheap to run..
http://www.trustedreviews.com/hp-officejet-pro-8600-plus_Printer_review
Oh I think I have the older model…