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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
£89,159.78
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
£3,266.62
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 lessons 10 weeks | 20 May 202520/05/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Swimming | £56.00 | 100% | £56.00 |
| Niall | Pocket money last two weeks | 17 May 202517/05/2025 | Non-Essential / Pocket Money | £3.00 | 100% | £3.00 |
| Jack | Parkrun tag | 16 May 202516/05/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Clubs | £5.00 | 100% | £5.00 |
| Jack | New school lanyard | 16 May 202516/05/2025 | Essential / Education | £1.00 | 100% | £1.00 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 13 May 202513/05/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £21.50 | 25% | £5.38 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 13 May 202513/05/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £21.50 | 15% | £3.23 |
| Niall | Nathenael birthday | 11 May 202511/05/2025 | Non-Essential / Friend Birthday | £11.50 | 100% | £11.50 |
| Niall | Gift for Mothers Birthday (One massage) | 6 May 202506/05/2025 | Non-Essential / Family Birthday | £50.00 | 100% | £50.00 |
| Jack | Gift for Mothers Birthday (One massage) | 6 May 202506/05/2025 | Non-Essential / Family Birthday | £50.00 | 100% | £50.00 |
| Jack | O2 | 5 May 202505/05/2025 | Essential / Mobile phone | £15.93 | 100% | £15.93 |
| Jack | Applecare | 5 May 202505/05/2025 | Essential / Mobile phone | £5.99 | 100% | £5.99 |
| Jack | School lunches | 28 Apr 202528/04/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £52.00 | 100% | £52.00 |
| Niall | Drink and ice cream | 28 Apr 202528/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £5.05 | 100% | £5.05 |
| Niall | Drink and snack funky monkey | 28 Apr 202528/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.50 | 100% | £3.50 |
| Niall | Drink and snack funky monkey | 28 Apr 202528/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.50 | 100% | £3.50 |
| Niall | Funky monkeys | 28 Apr 202528/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Leisure | £7.50 | 100% | £7.50 |
| Jack | McDonalds | 27 Apr 202527/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £7.49 | 100% | £7.49 |
| Niall | McDonalds | 27 Apr 202527/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £4.59 | 100% | £4.59 |
| Niall | Card for Mothers Birthday | 27 Apr 202527/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Family Birthday | £3.25 | 50% | £1.63 |
| Jack | Card for Mothers Birthday | 27 Apr 202527/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Family Birthday | £3.25 | 50% | £1.63 |
| Niall | Swimming goggles | 26 Apr 202526/04/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Swimming | £9.99 | 100% | £9.99 |
| Niall | Easter bonnet stuff | 26 Apr 202526/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Events & Seasonal Events | £13.28 | 100% | £13.28 |
| Niall | Helping Hands - May | 26 Apr 202526/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £56.00 | 100% | £56.00 |
| Niall | Bowling with Daddy | 24 Apr 202524/04/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Sports | £10.40 | 100% | £10.40 |
| Jack | Bowling with Daddy | 24 Apr 202524/04/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Sports | £10.40 | 100% | £10.40 |
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 |