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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
£87,676.90
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
£1,640.64
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 | Swimming Lessons | 24 Mar 202524/03/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Swimming | £63.00 | 100% | £63.00 |
| Jack | Share of Shopping | 21 Mar 202521/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £71.29 | 25% | £17.82 |
| Niall | Share of Shopping | 21 Mar 202521/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £71.29 | 15% | £10.69 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 15 Mar 202515/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £7.70 | 15% | £1.16 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 15 Mar 202515/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £7.70 | 25% | £1.93 |
| Niall | Doctor outfit for Scientist Day | 14 Mar 202514/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Education | £14.99 | 100% | £14.99 |
| Niall | Haircut | 10 Mar 202510/03/2025 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £12.50 | 100% | £12.50 |
| Jack | Haircut | 10 Mar 202510/03/2025 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £12.50 | 100% | £12.50 |
| Jack | Bus Fare | 10 Mar 202510/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Travel | £1.40 | 100% | £1.40 |
| Niall | Bus Fare | 10 Mar 202510/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Travel | £1.40 | 100% | £1.40 |
| Niall | Funky Monkeys | 10 Mar 202510/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Leisure | £6.50 | 100% | £6.50 |
| Jack | Lunch at Costa | 9 Mar 202509/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £11.30 | 100% | £11.30 |
| Niall | Lunch at Costa | 9 Mar 202509/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £9.14 | 100% | £9.14 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 8 Mar 202508/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £9.99 | 15% | £1.50 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 8 Mar 202508/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £9.99 | 20% | £2.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 8 Mar 202508/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £2.85 | 15% | £0.43 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 8 Mar 202508/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £2.85 | 20% | £0.57 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 7 Mar 202507/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £17.06 | 20% | £3.41 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 7 Mar 202507/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £17.06 | 15% | £2.56 |
| Jack | Lego mini figures | 7 Mar 202507/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Toys | £8.99 | 100% | £8.99 |
| Niall | Book for school fair | 7 Mar 202507/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Education | £9.99 | 100% | £9.99 |
| Niall | Space suit for world book day | 6 Mar 202506/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Education | £14.99 | 100% | £14.99 |
| Niall | Sweets at cinema | 2 Mar 202502/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £4.00 | 100% | £4.00 |
| Jack | Sweets at cinema | 2 Mar 202502/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £4.00 | 100% | £4.00 |
| Jack | Costa lunch | 2 Mar 202502/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £6.00 | 100% | £6.00 |
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 |