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The cost of raising a child?
Total expenses to date
Total expenses for each child to date, select a child to see further detail.
The Blackboroughs
Summary of all expenses
£94,664.76
Expenses for current year (2025)
Sum of expenses for the current year, select to see the total for each year.
The Blackboroughs
Summary of expenses in 2025
£8,827.60
The 25 most recent expenses for both children
The table below lists the last 25 expenses we have logged for both children, to see more, select a child, any summary count or a category or subcategory.
| Child | Expense | Date | Categories | Total | Allocation | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack | Hair cut | 9 Nov 202509/11/2025 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £15.00 | 100% | £15.00 |
| Jack | Costa lunch | 9 Nov 202509/11/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £9.40 | 100% | £9.40 |
| Niall | Costa lunch | 9 Nov 202509/11/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £9.40 | 100% | £9.40 |
| Niall | Bus | 9 Nov 202509/11/2025 | Non-Essential / Travel | £2.60 | 100% | £2.60 |
| Jack | Bus | 9 Nov 202509/11/2025 | Non-Essential / Travel | £2.60 | 100% | £2.60 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 4 Nov 202504/11/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £214.23 | 15% | £32.13 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 4 Nov 202504/11/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £214.23 | 25% | £53.56 |
| Niall | Nov helping hands | 4 Nov 202504/11/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £52.00 | 100% | £52.00 |
| Niall | Music lessons | 4 Nov 202504/11/2025 | Non-Essential / Education | £56.00 | 100% | £56.00 |
| Jack | iO3 Toothbrush | 3 Nov 202503/11/2025 | Essential / Health, Safety & Wellbeing | £39.99 | 100% | £39.99 |
| Niall | Bowling with Mum and Dad | 1 Nov 202501/11/2025 | Non-Essential / Leisure | £39.92 | 25% | £9.98 |
| Jack | Bowling with Mum and Dad | 1 Nov 202501/11/2025 | Non-Essential / Leisure | £39.92 | 25% | £9.98 |
| Niall | Burger king | 1 Nov 202501/11/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £5.99 | 100% | £5.99 |
| Jack | Burger king | 1 Nov 202501/11/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £5.99 | 100% | £5.99 |
| Niall | Drink for bowling | 1 Nov 202501/11/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £1.54 | 100% | £1.54 |
| Jack | Drink for bowling | 1 Nov 202501/11/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £1.54 | 100% | £1.54 |
| Jack | Vests | 1 Nov 202501/11/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £9.50 | 100% | £9.50 |
| Niall | Vests | 1 Nov 202501/11/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £9.50 | 100% | £9.50 |
| Niall | Boxer shorts * 10 | 1 Nov 202501/11/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £21.00 | 100% | £21.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 31 Oct 202531/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £11.95 | 15% | £1.79 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 31 Oct 202531/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £11.95 | 25% | £2.99 |
| Jack | Hallowe’en costume | 31 Oct 202531/10/2025 | Non-Essential / Events & Seasonal Events | £21.99 | 100% | £21.99 |
| Niall | Hallowe’en costume | 31 Oct 202531/10/2025 | Non-Essential / Events & Seasonal Events | £21.99 | 100% | £21.99 |
| Niall | Halloween bags | 31 Oct 202531/10/2025 | Non-Essential / Events & Seasonal Events | £1.99 | 100% | £1.99 |
| Jack | Halloween bags | 31 Oct 202531/10/2025 | Non-Essential / Events & Seasonal Events | £1.99 | 100% | £1.99 |
API Requests to Costs to Expect API
This page was generated using the data returned from the API requests shown below.
| # | Page section | Method | API request |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total expenses for Jack | GET | /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/kw8gLq31VB/items |
| 2 | Total expenses for Niall | GET | /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items |
| 3 | Current year expenses for Jack | GET | /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/kw8gLq31VB/items?year=2025 |
| 4 | Current year expenses for Niall | GET | /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?year=2025 |
| 5 | 25 most recent expenses | GET | /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/items?limit=25&include-categories=true&include-subcategories=true |