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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
£100,030.87
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
£3,007.18
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 | Helping hands - May | 28 Apr 202628/04/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £56.00 | 100% | £56.00 |
| Niall | Ice-cream at RSPB | 26 Apr 202626/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £2.40 | 100% | £2.40 |
| Jack | Ice-cream at RSPB | 26 Apr 202626/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £2.40 | 100% | £2.40 |
| Niall | Hot chocolate | 26 Apr 202626/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £5.00 | 100% | £5.00 |
| Jack | Hot chocolate | 26 Apr 202626/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £5.00 | 100% | £5.00 |
| Niall | Soup and sandwich | 26 Apr 202626/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £11.00 | 100% | £11.00 |
| Jack | Toast chicken BLT | 26 Apr 202626/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £15.00 | 100% | £15.00 |
| Niall | Pizza for party | 25 Apr 202625/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Events & Seasonal Events | £24.99 | 100% | £24.99 |
| Niall | Party bag goodies - 50% | 25 Apr 202625/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £13.50 | 100% | £13.50 |
| Niall | Entertainer for Bday Party - 50% | 25 Apr 202625/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £115.00 | 100% | £115.00 |
| Niall | Birthday balloons | 22 Apr 202622/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £6.67 | 100% | £6.67 |
| Niall | Birthday Tea | 22 Apr 202622/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £29.00 | 100% | £29.00 |
| Niall | Pokemon Umbrella | 22 Apr 202622/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £13.99 | 100% | £13.99 |
| Niall | Sweets for Birthday - school friends | 22 Apr 202622/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £3.00 | 100% | £3.00 |
| Niall | Ice cream | 21 Apr 202621/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.00 | 100% | £3.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 21 Apr 202621/04/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £9.86 | 15% | £1.48 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 21 Apr 202621/04/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £9.86 | 25% | £2.47 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 19 Apr 202619/04/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £51.37 | 15% | £7.71 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 19 Apr 202619/04/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £51.37 | 25% | £12.84 |
| Niall | Colin Caterpillar cake | 19 Apr 202619/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £9.50 | 100% | £9.50 |
| Niall | Shirt | 18 Apr 202618/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £17.00 | 100% | £17.00 |
| Niall | Dbrand skin for Switch 2 | 18 Apr 202618/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £28.23 | 100% | £28.23 |
| Jack | School shoes size 7 | 18 Apr 202618/04/2026 | Essential / Education | £56.00 | 100% | £56.00 |
| Niall | Lunch with Mum and Dad | 18 Apr 202618/04/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £31.30 | 25% | £7.83 |
| Jack | Lunch with Mum and Dad | 18 Apr 202618/04/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £31.30 | 25% | £7.83 |
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 |