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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
£97,878.52
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
£1,056.38
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 | School lunches | 23 Feb 202623/02/2026 | Essential / Education | £20.00 | 100% | £20.00 |
| Niall | Lunch out with Mother and Father | 22 Feb 202622/02/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £14.85 | 50% | £7.43 |
| Jack | Lunch out with Mother and Father | 22 Feb 202622/02/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £14.85 | 50% | £7.43 |
| Jack | Bookmark | 22 Feb 202622/02/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Literature | £1.99 | 100% | £1.99 |
| Niall | Bookmark | 22 Feb 202622/02/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Literature | £1.99 | 100% | £1.99 |
| Niall | Dog man books | 22 Feb 202622/02/2026 | Non-Essential / Education | £19.98 | 100% | £19.98 |
| Niall | School shoes | 22 Feb 202622/02/2026 | Essential / Education | £52.00 | 100% | £52.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 21 Feb 202621/02/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £212.07 | 15% | £31.81 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 21 Feb 202621/02/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £212.07 | 25% | £53.02 |
| Niall | Hair cut | 17 Feb 202617/02/2026 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £13.00 | 100% | £13.00 |
| Jack | Hair cut | 17 Feb 202617/02/2026 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £13.00 | 100% | £13.00 |
| Jack | General trainers | 14 Feb 202614/02/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £39.99 | 100% | £39.99 |
| Jack | Running shoes size 7 | 14 Feb 202614/02/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £29.99 | 100% | £29.99 |
| Niall | Trainers size 13 | 14 Feb 202614/02/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £17.99 | 100% | £17.99 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 14 Feb 202614/02/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £30.00 | 15% | £4.50 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 14 Feb 202614/02/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £30.00 | 25% | £7.50 |
| Niall | Share of lunch | 14 Feb 202614/02/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £33.84 | 25% | £8.46 |
| Jack | Share of lunch | 14 Feb 202614/02/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £33.84 | 25% | £8.46 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 8 Feb 202608/02/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £53.39 | 15% | £8.01 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 8 Feb 202608/02/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £53.39 | 25% | £13.35 |
| Niall | Gloves | 4 Feb 202604/02/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £1.99 | 100% | £1.99 |
| Jack | Willy hat | 4 Feb 202604/02/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £5.99 | 100% | £5.99 |
| Jack | Gloves | 4 Feb 202604/02/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £3.99 | 100% | £3.99 |
| Jack | School lunch | 2 Feb 202602/02/2026 | Essential / Education | £25.00 | 100% | £25.00 |
| Niall | Feb Helping Hands | 2 Feb 202602/02/2026 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £65.00 | 100% | £65.00 |
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=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 |