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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
£92,047.88
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
£6,238.24
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 | Sweets at cinema | 31 Aug 202531/08/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £4.50 | 100% | £4.50 |
| Jack | Sweets at cinema | 31 Aug 202531/08/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £4.50 | 100% | £4.50 |
| Niall | Electric toothbrush | 12 Aug 202512/08/2025 | Essential / Health, Safety & Wellbeing | £30.00 | 100% | £30.00 |
| Jack | Meal out with Mum and Dad | 12 Aug 202512/08/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £11.45 | 100% | £11.45 |
| Niall | Sweets for play date - 2 bags | 12 Aug 202512/08/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £4.00 | 100% | £4.00 |
| Niall | Sandwich from M and S | 12 Aug 202512/08/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £3.00 | 100% | £3.00 |
| Jack | Sandwich from M and S | 12 Aug 202512/08/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £3.00 | 100% | £3.00 |
| Niall | Dentist | 12 Aug 202512/08/2025 | Essential / Health, Safety & Wellbeing | £55.00 | 100% | £55.00 |
| Jack | Dentist | 12 Aug 202512/08/2025 | Essential / Health, Safety & Wellbeing | £55.00 | 100% | £55.00 |
| Niall | School Uniform | 11 Aug 202511/08/2025 | Essential / Education | £115.43 | 40% | £46.17 |
| Jack | School Uniform | 11 Aug 202511/08/2025 | Essential / Education | £115.43 | 60% | £69.26 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 10 Aug 202510/08/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £11.65 | 15% | £1.75 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 10 Aug 202510/08/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £11.65 | 25% | £2.91 |
| Jack | Ice cream | 9 Aug 202509/08/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £2.50 | 100% | £2.50 |
| Niall | Monopoly Pokemon | 8 Aug 202508/08/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Board and card games | £17.99 | 50% | £9.00 |
| Jack | Monopoly Pokemon | 8 Aug 202508/08/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Board and card games | £17.99 | 50% | £9.00 |
| Niall | Bowling with Mother and Father | 7 Aug 202507/08/2025 | Non-Essential / Leisure | £41.22 | 25% | £10.31 |
| Jack | Bowling with Mother and Father | 7 Aug 202507/08/2025 | Non-Essential / Leisure | £41.22 | 25% | £10.31 |
| Niall | Lunch with Mother and Father | 7 Aug 202507/08/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £12.05 | 100% | £12.05 |
| Jack | Lunch with Mother and Father | 7 Aug 202507/08/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £12.05 | 100% | £12.05 |
| Jack | Hygienist | 7 Aug 202507/08/2025 | Essential / Health, Safety & Wellbeing | £79.00 | 100% | £79.00 |
| Jack | School shoes | 6 Aug 202506/08/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £52.00 | 100% | £52.00 |
| Jack | Shirts for school | 6 Aug 202506/08/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £30.00 | 100% | £30.00 |
| Niall | Clothes | 6 Aug 202506/08/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £24.00 | 100% | £24.00 |
| Niall | Ice cream at dessert shop | 6 Aug 202506/08/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £6.40 | 100% | £6.40 |
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 |