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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
£88,840.70
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
£3,075.09
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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Niall | Drink and ice cream | 24 Apr 202524/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.75 | 100% | £3.75 |
| Jack | Drink and ice cream | 24 Apr 202524/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.75 | 100% | £3.75 |
| Niall | Birthday treat at Wibbly Wobbly with Lucy | 23 Apr 202523/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £50.65 | 100% | £50.65 |
| Niall | Birthday badge, wrapping paper, banner | 22 Apr 202522/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £6.44 | 100% | £6.44 |
| Niall | Scooby do Puzzle | 22 Apr 202522/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £15.40 | 100% | £15.40 |
| Niall | Gabby Doll House Ears | 22 Apr 202522/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £9.99 | 100% | £9.99 |
| Niall | Birthday Chocolate Brownie Stack | 22 Apr 202522/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £50.00 | 100% | £50.00 |
| Niall | Paw Patrol Look-out Tower | 22 Apr 202522/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £27.60 | 100% | £27.60 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 21 Apr 202521/04/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £186.32 | 15% | £27.95 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 21 Apr 202521/04/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £186.32 | 25% | £46.58 |
| Niall | Meal out with Mother and Father | 20 Apr 202520/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £26.65 | 100% | £26.65 |
| Jack | Meal out with Mother and Father | 20 Apr 202520/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £13.95 | 100% | £13.95 |
| Jack | Running shorts | 18 Apr 202518/04/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Sports | £9.99 | 100% | £9.99 |
| Jack | Running top | 18 Apr 202518/04/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Sports | £8.99 | 100% | £8.99 |
| Niall | Cycling gloves | 18 Apr 202518/04/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Cycling | £17.99 | 100% | £17.99 |
| Jack | Cycling gloves | 18 Apr 202518/04/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Cycling | £24.99 | 100% | £24.99 |
| Jack | Kickstand | 18 Apr 202518/04/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Cycling | £18.99 | 100% | £18.99 |
| Jack | Running shoes | 18 Apr 202518/04/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Sports | £14.99 | 100% | £14.99 |
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 |