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Overview of all the Non-Essential expenses

Niall Blackborough: Non-Essential expenses

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Name

What did we call him?

Niall Blackborough

Born

When did he emerge?

22nd April 2019 17:46

Sex & Birth weight

What were his vital statistics?

Male & 3.458kg (7lb 10oz)

Total expenses

How much to raise Niall?

£28,879.23

Number of expenses

How many purchases have we made?

1786 (View all)

Top Essential expense

The grandest expense?

£409.00 (Car seat)

Top Non-Essential expense

The grandest expense?

£657.00 (Cruise with Mother and Father)

Top Hobby and Interests expense

The grandest expense?

£147.00 (Shotgun MTB seat and handles)

Total expenses by category

We group expenses into three core categories, these are the totals for each category, select a category for more detail.

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Essential

The costs that we see as absolutely necessary in raising a child and in essence, keeping them healthy and well, alive.

£10,986.55

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Non-Essential

The optional costs of raising a child and those which spark lively debate between Mummy and Daddy.

£16,614.71

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Hobbies and Interests

All the fun extras.

£1,367.07

Total expenses by subcategory

These are the totals for all the subcategories in the Non-Essential category, select a subcategory for more detail.

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Birthday

Everything to make a birthday special – cards, presents and parties.

£1,786.82

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Childcare

Nursery and child minder costs.

£4,899.85

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Christmas

The cost of the Big Guy in the red suit.

£1,698.95

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Education

Anything that is classed as educational including books, learning games, jigsaws and puzzles.

£519.07

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Equipment & Aids

The things that make parenthood that little bit easier.

£386.30

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Events & Seasonal Events

Events and Seasonal Events.

£227.14

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Family Birthday

Cards and gifts for family birthdays.

£193.31

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Fathers day

The Annual cost of Daddy Appreciation Day in June.

£28.49

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Friend Birthday

The endless cost of attending birthday parties.

£162.29

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Furniture

The things that make a house a home but aren’t essential.

£154.64

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Grooming

They are getting older, they are starting to care about their appearance

£10.50

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Holiday

Family time away from home.

£3,179.77

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Legal

The infrequent cost of passports and official documents.

£17.25

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Leisure

Fun days out spending time together.

£348.51

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Memories

Capturing special memories and milestones including the Tooth Fairy.

£16.00

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Mothers Day

The annual cost of Mummy Appreciation Day in March.

£132.40

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Pocket Money

The weekly rewards for good behaviour.

£188.10

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Special Occasions

The special, once in a lifetime occasions.

£665.66

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Sweet treats

Yummy occasional treats.

£360.16

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Takeaways & Dining

The food we could probably manage without.

£1,096.69

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Technology

All things geeky including batteries.

£243.90

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Toys

Just for fun toys and games.

£211.81

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Travel

Travel

£53.50

The 25 most recent Non-Essential expenses for Niall - (View all Non-Essential expenses)

The table below lists the last 25 expenses we have logged for Niall in the Non-Essential category, to see more select any summary count, category or subcategory.

The 25 most recent Non-Essential expenses for Niall
Expense Date Categories Total Allocation Amount
Lunch at Costa 14 Aug 202614/08/2026 Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining £9.86 100% £9.86
Helping hands - holiday club 10 Aug 202610/08/2026 Non-Essential / Childcare £30.00 100% £30.00
Icecream 6 Aug 202606/08/2026 Non-Essential / Holiday £3.00 100% £3.00
Arcade 6 Aug 202606/08/2026 Non-Essential / Holiday £4.50 100% £4.50
Photo Package 6 Aug 202606/08/2026 Non-Essential / Holiday £127.99 25% £32.00
Bus ticket to Brugge 6 Aug 202606/08/2026 Non-Essential / Holiday £35.00 100% £35.00
Drinks package 5 Aug 202605/08/2026 Non-Essential / Holiday £296.75 20% £59.35
Onboard gratuities 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 Non-Essential / Holiday £92.50 100% £92.50
Breakfast at hotel 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining £35.97 20% £7.19
Drinks package on cruise 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 Non-Essential / Holiday £296.75 20% £59.35
Cruise with Mother and Father 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 Non-Essential / Holiday £657.00 100% £657.00
Car parking for cruise 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 Non-Essential / Holiday £109.00 25% £27.25
Lunch pre cruise 1 Aug 202601/08/2026 Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining £34.75 15% £5.21
Meal pre cruise 1 Aug 202601/08/2026 Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining £22.35 50% £11.18
Hotel pre cruise 1 Aug 202601/08/2026 Non-Essential / Holiday £75.00 100% £75.00
Greggs 29 Jul 202629/07/2026 Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining £4.00 100% £4.00
Ice cream 27 Jul 202627/07/2026 Non-Essential / Sweet treats £3.00 100% £3.00
Birthday car and present 26 Jul 202626/07/2026 Non-Essential / Friend Birthday £11.00 100% £11.00
Coffee and cake with Mum and Dad 26 Jul 202626/07/2026 Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining £22.49 25% £5.62
Birthday car and present 25 Jul 202625/07/2026 Non-Essential / Friend Birthday £11.00 100% £11.00
Breakfast at M&S 25 Jul 202625/07/2026 Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining £19.90 25% £4.98
Drink and cake 22 Jul 202622/07/2026 Non-Essential / Sweet treats £5.60 100% £5.60
Ice cream 17 Jul 202617/07/2026 Non-Essential / Sweet treats £2.50 100% £2.50
Bus fare 12 Jul 202612/07/2026 Non-Essential / Travel £2.80 100% £2.80
Lunch with Mother and Father 12 Jul 202612/07/2026 Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining £30.25 15% £4.54

API Requests to Costs to Expect API

This page was generated using the data returned from the API requests shown below.

API Requests made to https://api.costs-to-expect.com/ to generate this page.
# Page section Method API request
1 Total expenses for Niall GET /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items
2 All expenses for Niall HEAD /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?offset=0&limit=1
3 Top Essential expense GET /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?category=98WLap7Bx3&sort=actualised_total:desc&limit=1
4 Top Non-Essential expense GET /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?category=RjXM5VJDw6&sort=actualised_total:desc&limit=1
5 Top Hobby and Interests expense GET /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?category=Gwg7zgL316&sort=actualised_total:desc&limit=1
6 Expenses summary by category GET /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?categories=true
7 Expenses summary by subcategory GET /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?category=RjXM5VJDw6&subcategories=true
8 25 most recent expenses for category GET /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?category=RjXM5VJDw6&limit=25&include-categories=true&include-subcategories=true

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