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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
£94,057.15
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
£8,219.99
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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Niall | Pokémon fake lego | 24 Sep 202524/09/2025 | Non-Essential / Toys | £14.98 | 100% | £14.98 |
| Jack | Pokémon fake lego | 24 Sep 202524/09/2025 | Non-Essential / Toys | £14.99 | 100% | £14.99 |
| Niall | Ukulele | 24 Sep 202524/09/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Music | £39.99 | 100% | £39.99 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 21 Sep 202521/09/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £3.70 | 15% | £0.56 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 21 Sep 202521/09/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £3.70 | 25% | £0.93 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 20 Sep 202520/09/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £86.26 | 15% | £12.94 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 20 Sep 202520/09/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £86.26 | 25% | £21.57 |
| Niall | Pumps for PE | 16 Sep 202516/09/2025 | Essential / Education | £12.00 | 100% | £12.00 |
| Niall | Coffee and cake with Daddy | 14 Sep 202514/09/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £18.85 | 33% | £6.22 |
| Jack | Coffee and cake with Daddy | 14 Sep 202514/09/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £18.85 | 33% | £6.22 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 14 Sep 202514/09/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £7.76 | 15% | £1.16 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 14 Sep 202514/09/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £7.76 | 25% | £1.94 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 13 Sep 202513/09/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £60.50 | 15% | £9.08 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 13 Sep 202513/09/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £60.50 | 25% | £15.13 |
| Niall | Lunch with mum | 12 Sep 202512/09/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £8.00 | 100% | £8.00 |
| Niall | Bus fare | 12 Sep 202512/09/2025 | Non-Essential / Travel | £2.60 | 100% | £2.60 |
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 |