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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
£102,316.81
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
£5,349.12
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 | Birthday car and present | 26 Jul 202626/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Friend Birthday | £11.00 | 100% | £11.00 |
| Jack | Climbing at birthday party for Niall | 26 Jul 202626/07/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Sports | £17.50 | 100% | £17.50 |
| Niall | Coffee and cake with Mum and Dad | 26 Jul 202626/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £22.49 | 25% | £5.62 |
| Jack | Coffee and cake with Mum and Dad | 26 Jul 202626/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £22.49 | 25% | £5.62 |
| Niall | Birthday car and present | 25 Jul 202625/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Friend Birthday | £11.00 | 100% | £11.00 |
| Niall | Speed Rubiks Cube GAN | 25 Jul 202625/07/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Puzzles | £26.99 | 100% | £26.99 |
| Jack | Speed Rubiks Cube GAN | 25 Jul 202625/07/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Puzzles | £26.99 | 100% | £26.99 |
| Niall | Breakfast at M&S | 25 Jul 202625/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £19.90 | 25% | £4.98 |
| Jack | Breakfast at M&S | 25 Jul 202625/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £19.90 | 25% | £4.98 |
| Niall | Drink and cake | 22 Jul 202622/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £5.60 | 100% | £5.60 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 21 Jul 202621/07/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £75.58 | 15% | £11.34 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 21 Jul 202621/07/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £75.58 | 25% | £18.90 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 21 Jul 202621/07/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £75.58 | 25% | £18.90 |
| Niall | Clothes for holiday | 20 Jul 202620/07/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £38.00 | 100% | £38.00 |
| Jack | Clothes for holiday | 20 Jul 202620/07/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £48.00 | 100% | £48.00 |
| Jack | Clothes for holiday | 20 Jul 202620/07/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £48.00 | 100% | £48.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 19 Jul 202619/07/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £15.15 | 15% | £2.27 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 19 Jul 202619/07/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £15.15 | 25% | £3.79 |
| Niall | Ice cream | 17 Jul 202617/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £2.50 | 100% | £2.50 |
| Niall | Power wash Simulator 2 for Switch 2 | 14 Jul 202614/07/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Gaming | £19.99 | 100% | £19.99 |
| Niall | Cinema ticket - Toy Story 5 | 12 Jul 202612/07/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Theatre & Film | £4.50 | 100% | £4.50 |
| Niall | Bus fare | 12 Jul 202612/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Travel | £2.80 | 100% | £2.80 |
| Jack | Bus fare | 12 Jul 202612/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Travel | £2.80 | 100% | £2.80 |
| Niall | Lunch with Mother and Father | 12 Jul 202612/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £30.25 | 15% | £4.54 |
| Jack | Lunch with Mother and Father | 12 Jul 202612/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £30.25 | 25% | £7.56 |
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 |