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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
£104,079.74
Expenses for current year (2026)
Sum of expenses for the current year, select to see the total for each year.
The Blackboroughs
Summary of expenses in 2026
£7,082.84
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 | Share of shopping | 8 Aug 202608/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £58.06 | 15% | £8.71 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 8 Aug 202608/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £58.06 | 25% | £14.52 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 7 Aug 202607/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £14.95 | 25% | £3.74 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 7 Aug 202607/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £14.95 | 15% | £2.24 |
| Jack | Branded Top for Niall | 7 Aug 202607/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £35.00 | 100% | £35.00 |
| Niall | Icecream | 6 Aug 202606/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £3.00 | 100% | £3.00 |
| Jack | Icecream | 6 Aug 202606/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £3.00 | 100% | £3.00 |
| Niall | Arcade | 6 Aug 202606/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £4.50 | 100% | £4.50 |
| Jack | Arcade | 6 Aug 202606/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £4.50 | 100% | £4.50 |
| Niall | Photo Package | 6 Aug 202606/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £127.99 | 25% | £32.00 |
| Jack | Photo Package | 6 Aug 202606/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £127.99 | 25% | £32.00 |
| Niall | Bus ticket to Brugge | 6 Aug 202606/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £35.00 | 100% | £35.00 |
| Jack | Bus ticket to Brugge | 6 Aug 202606/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £35.00 | 100% | £35.00 |
| Jack | Escape room | 5 Aug 202605/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £40.00 | 100% | £40.00 |
| Niall | Onboard gratuities | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £92.50 | 100% | £92.50 |
| Jack | Onboard gratuities | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £92.50 | 100% | £92.50 |
| Niall | Breakfast at hotel | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £35.97 | 20% | £7.19 |
| Jack | Breakfast at hotel | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £35.97 | 20% | £7.19 |
| Niall | Drinks package on cruise | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £296.75 | 20% | £59.35 |
| Jack | Drinks package on cruise | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £296.75 | 20% | £59.35 |
| Niall | Cruise with Mother and Father | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £657.00 | 100% | £657.00 |
| Jack | Cruise with Mother and Father | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £657.00 | 100% | £657.00 |
| Niall | Car parking for cruise | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £109.00 | 25% | £27.25 |
| Jack | Car parking for cruise | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £109.00 | 25% | £27.25 |
| Niall | Lunch pre cruise | 1 Aug 202601/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £34.75 | 15% | £5.21 |
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=2026 |
| 4 | Current year expenses for Niall | GET | /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?year=2026 |
| 5 | 25 most recent expenses | GET | /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/items?limit=25&include-categories=true&include-subcategories=true |