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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
£86,071.59
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
£206.83
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 - extra session | 14 Jan 202514/01/2025 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £9.50 | 100% | £9.50 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 11 Jan 202511/01/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £61.20 | 25% | £15.30 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 11 Jan 202511/01/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £61.20 | 15% | £9.18 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 10 Jan 202510/01/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £7.89 | 15% | £1.18 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 10 Jan 202510/01/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £7.89 | 25% | £1.97 |
| Niall | Nappy pants | 9 Jan 202509/01/2025 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £6.00 | 100% | £6.00 |
| Jack | Money for school lunch | 7 Jan 202507/01/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £50.00 | 100% | £50.00 |
| Jack | Money for school lunch | 7 Jan 202507/01/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £50.00 | 100% | £50.00 |
| Niall | Coffee and cake with Daddy | 4 Jan 202504/01/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £17.10 | 33% | £5.64 |
| Jack | Coffee and cake with Daddy | 4 Jan 202504/01/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £17.10 | 33% | £5.64 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 3 Jan 202503/01/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £11.05 | 15% | £1.66 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 3 Jan 202503/01/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £11.05 | 25% | £2.76 |
| Niall | Helping hands January | 2 Jan 202502/01/2025 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £48.00 | 100% | £48.00 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 31 Dec 202431/12/2024 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £216.86 | 15% | £32.53 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 31 Dec 202431/12/2024 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £216.86 | 25% | £54.22 |
| Niall | Airport food | 30 Dec 202430/12/2024 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £5.90 | 100% | £5.90 |
| Jack | Airport food | 30 Dec 202430/12/2024 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £5.90 | 100% | £5.90 |
| Niall | Sausage roll and food @ Foam | 28 Dec 202428/12/2024 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £9.00 | 100% | £9.00 |
| Jack | Sausage roll and food @ Foam | 28 Dec 202428/12/2024 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £9.00 | 100% | £9.00 |
| Jack | Model making tools | 25 Dec 202425/12/2024 | Non-Essential / Christmas | £18.99 | 100% | £18.99 |
| Jack | Bandai Gundam HG - Strike Red | 25 Dec 202425/12/2024 | Non-Essential / Christmas | £23.99 | 100% | £23.99 |
| Niall | Travel Tournament Chess Set | 25 Dec 202425/12/2024 | Non-Essential / Christmas | £32.24 | 50% | £16.12 |
| Jack | Travel Tournament Chess Set | 25 Dec 202425/12/2024 | Non-Essential / Christmas | £32.24 | 50% | £16.12 |
| Jack | Tracksuit and hoodie | 25 Dec 202425/12/2024 | Non-Essential / Christmas | £56.00 | 100% | £56.00 |
| Jack | Drink at airport | 24 Dec 202424/12/2024 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £3.15 | 100% | £3.15 |
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 |