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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
£94,227.77
Expenses for current year (2025)
Sum of expenses for the current year, select to see the total for each year.
The Blackboroughs
Summary of expenses in 2025
£8,390.61
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 | Share of shopping | 24 Oct 202524/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £93.51 | 15% | £14.03 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 24 Oct 202524/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £93.51 | 25% | £23.38 |
| Niall | Share of Shopping | 15 Oct 202515/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £15.50 | 15% | £2.33 |
| Jack | Share of Shopping | 15 Oct 202515/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £15.50 | 25% | £3.88 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 12 Oct 202512/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £23.93 | 15% | £3.59 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 12 Oct 202512/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £23.93 | 25% | £5.98 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 12 Oct 202512/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £8.93 | 15% | £1.34 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 12 Oct 202512/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £8.93 | 25% | £2.23 |
| Niall | Lunch with Mother and Father | 12 Oct 202512/10/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £8.75 | 100% | £8.75 |
| Jack | Lunch with Mother and Father | 12 Oct 202512/10/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £8.75 | 100% | £8.75 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 10 Oct 202510/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £6.65 | 15% | £1.00 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 10 Oct 202510/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £6.65 | 25% | £1.66 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 7 Oct 202507/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £172.74 | 15% | £25.91 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 7 Oct 202507/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £172.74 | 25% | £43.19 |
| Jack | O2 | 5 Oct 202505/10/2025 | Essential / Mobile phone | £15.93 | 100% | £15.93 |
| Jack | Applecare | 5 Oct 202505/10/2025 | Essential / Mobile phone | £5.99 | 100% | £5.99 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 2 Oct 202502/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £10.45 | 15% | £1.57 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 2 Oct 202502/10/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £10.45 | 25% | £2.61 |
| Jack | Residential trip deposit | 1 Oct 202501/10/2025 | Non-Essential / Education | £75.00 | 100% | £75.00 |
| Jack | Think Tank Trip at School | 1 Oct 202501/10/2025 | Non-Essential / Education | £33.00 | 100% | £33.00 |
| Jack | School lunch money | 1 Oct 202501/10/2025 | Essential / Education | £50.00 | 100% | £50.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 30 Sep 202530/09/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £2.35 | 15% | £0.35 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 30 Sep 202530/09/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £2.35 | 25% | £0.59 |
| Niall | Ukulele lessons at School | 30 Sep 202530/09/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Music | £24.00 | 100% | £24.00 |
| Niall | Waterproof coat | 26 Sep 202526/09/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £19.99 | 100% | £19.99 |
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=2025 |
| 4 | Current year expenses for Niall | GET | /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?year=2025 |
| 5 | 25 most recent expenses | GET | /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/items?limit=25&include-categories=true&include-subcategories=true |