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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
£101,937.32
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
£4,945.72
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 | Teacher gift contribution | 6 Jul 202606/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Education | £10.00 | 100% | £10.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 6 Jul 202606/07/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £27.27 | 15% | £4.09 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 6 Jul 202606/07/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £27.27 | 25% | £6.82 |
| Jack | Dress shioe | 4 Jul 202604/07/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £65.00 | 100% | £65.00 |
| Niall | Meal out with Mother and Father | 4 Jul 202604/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £12.80 | 100% | £12.80 |
| Niall | Roald Dahl top trumps | 4 Jul 202604/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Toys | £7.99 | 100% | £7.99 |
| Niall | Bunny vs Monkey | 4 Jul 202604/07/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Literature | £9.99 | 100% | £9.99 |
| Niall | Drink and Cale with Mother and Father | 4 Jul 202604/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £24.10 | 33% | £7.95 |
| Niall | Take out with Mum and Dad | 3 Jul 202603/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £5.00 | 100% | £5.00 |
| Jack | Residential trip deposit | 3 Jul 202603/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Education | £225.00 | 100% | £225.00 |
| Niall | PE T-shirts | 2 Jul 202602/07/2026 | Essential / Education | £3.00 | 100% | £3.00 |
| Niall | Helping Hands July | 1 Jul 202601/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £52.50 | 100% | £52.50 |
| Jack | Birthday cake | 28 Jun 202628/06/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £65.00 | 100% | £65.00 |
| Niall | Shopping | 28 Jun 202628/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £7.10 | 15% | £1.07 |
| Niall | Shopping | 28 Jun 202628/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £7.10 | 15% | £1.07 |
| Jack | Shopping | 28 Jun 202628/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £7.10 | 25% | £1.78 |
| Jack | Megabonk | 28 Jun 202628/06/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Gaming | £5.52 | 100% | £5.52 |
| Jack | Portable CD Player | 28 Jun 202628/06/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £28.99 | 100% | £28.99 |
| Niall | Expenditure at school fete | 27 Jun 202627/06/2026 | Non-Essential / Education | £18.00 | 100% | £18.00 |
| Niall | Toothbrush heads Oral B | 25 Jun 202625/06/2026 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £5.59 | 100% | £5.59 |
| Jack | Football | 25 Jun 202625/06/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Sports | £13.59 | 100% | £13.59 |
| Niall | Football | 25 Jun 202625/06/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Sports | £13.59 | 100% | £13.59 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 24 Jun 202624/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £16.94 | 15% | £2.54 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 24 Jun 202624/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £16.94 | 25% | £4.24 |
| Niall | Drawer sliders to replace broken ones | 23 Jun 202623/06/2026 | Essential / Furniture | £25.05 | 100% | £25.05 |
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 |