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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
£95,460.82
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
£10,295.84
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niall | Swimming badges | 22 Dec 202522/12/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Swimming | £5.00 | 100% | £5.00 |
| Niall | Taxi to swimming party | 22 Dec 202522/12/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Swimming | £14.60 | 100% | £14.60 |
| Niall | Taxi to swimming party | 22 Dec 202522/12/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Swimming | £14.60 | 100% | £14.60 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 22 Dec 202522/12/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £36.60 | 25% | £9.15 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 22 Dec 202522/12/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £36.60 | 15% | £5.49 |
| Niall | Kelly Christmas gift | 22 Dec 202522/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Events & Seasonal Events | £7.59 | 100% | £7.59 |
| Niall | Helping hand gift | 22 Dec 202522/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Events & Seasonal Events | £10.00 | 100% | £10.00 |
| Niall | Teacher Christmas gift | 22 Dec 202522/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Events & Seasonal Events | £10.00 | 100% | £10.00 |
| Jack | Meal deal | 18 Dec 202518/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £4.60 | 100% | £4.60 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 17 Dec 202517/12/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £4.22 | 15% | £0.63 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 17 Dec 202517/12/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £4.22 | 25% | £1.06 |
| Jack | Meal deal | 16 Dec 202516/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £4.60 | 100% | £4.60 |
| Niall | Swimming lessons | 15 Dec 202515/12/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Swimming | £75.00 | 100% | £75.00 |
| Niall | Christmas decoration for tree | 13 Dec 202513/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Memories | £8.00 | 100% | £8.00 |
| Jack | Christmas decoration for tree | 13 Dec 202513/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Memories | £8.00 | 100% | £8.00 |
| Niall | Cake with Mum and Dad | 6 Dec 202506/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.90 | 100% | £3.90 |
| Jack | Cake with Mum and Dad | 6 Dec 202506/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.90 | 100% | £3.90 |
| Jack | Lunch with Mum & Dad | 6 Dec 202506/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £7.34 | 100% | £7.34 |
| Niall | Lunch with Mum & Dad | 6 Dec 202506/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £6.59 | 100% | £6.59 |
| Niall | Haircut | 6 Dec 202506/12/2025 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £12.50 | 100% | £12.50 |
| Niall | Elf accessories | 4 Dec 202504/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Christmas | £16.75 | 50% | £8.38 |
| Jack | Elf accessories | 4 Dec 202504/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Christmas | £16.75 | 50% | £8.38 |
| Niall | T-shirt for Nativity | 4 Dec 202504/12/2025 | Essential / Education | £6.99 | 100% | £6.99 |
| Niall | Helping Hands - extra days | 4 Dec 202504/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £39.00 | 100% | £39.00 |
| Jack | Pocket money | 3 Dec 202503/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Pocket Money | £15.00 | 100% | £15.00 |
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 |