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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
£88,106.94
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
£2,723.89
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 | Easter egg hunt | 18 Apr 202518/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Events & Seasonal Events | £14.83 | 50% | £7.42 |
| Jack | Easter egg hunt | 18 Apr 202518/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Events & Seasonal Events | £14.83 | 50% | £7.42 |
| Jack | Bus fare | 14 Apr 202514/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Travel | £2.40 | 100% | £2.40 |
| Niall | Bus fare | 14 Apr 202514/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Travel | £2.40 | 100% | £2.40 |
| Niall | McDonald’s | 14 Apr 202514/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £3.99 | 100% | £3.99 |
| Jack | McDonald’s | 14 Apr 202514/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £7.59 | 100% | £7.59 |
| Niall | Pocket Money | 8 Apr 202508/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Pocket Money | £5.00 | 100% | £5.00 |
| Niall | Helping Hands - Extra Day | 8 Apr 202508/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £13.00 | 100% | £13.00 |
| Niall | School Danceaton Sponsorship | 7 Apr 202507/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Education | £10.00 | 100% | £10.00 |
| Jack | School shoes | 7 Apr 202507/04/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £52.00 | 100% | £52.00 |
| Jack | School shoes | 7 Apr 202507/04/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £52.00 | 100% | £52.00 |
| Jack | sandwich for lunch | 6 Apr 202506/04/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £2.75 | 100% | £2.75 |
| Jack | sandwich for lunch | 6 Apr 202506/04/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £2.75 | 100% | £2.75 |
| Niall | Coffee and cake with Daddy | 5 Apr 202505/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £18.40 | 33% | £6.07 |
| Jack | Coffee and cake with Daddy | 5 Apr 202505/04/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £18.40 | 33% | £6.07 |
| Jack | O2 | 5 Apr 202505/04/2025 | Essential / Mobile phone | £15.93 | 100% | £15.93 |
| Jack | Applecare | 5 Apr 202505/04/2025 | Essential / Mobile phone | £5.99 | 100% | £5.99 |
| Niall | Helping Hands - April | 31 Mar 202531/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £39.00 | 100% | £39.00 |
| Jack | Parent Pay Lunch Money | 31 Mar 202531/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £25.00 | 100% | £25.00 |
| Jack | Mothers Day Gift (Fathers share) | 25 Mar 202525/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Mothers Day | £10.00 | 100% | £10.00 |
| Niall | Mothers Day Gift | 25 Mar 202525/03/2025 | Non-Essential / Mothers Day | £20.00 | 100% | £20.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 25 Mar 202525/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £206.44 | 15% | £30.97 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 25 Mar 202525/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £206.44 | 25% | £51.61 |
| Niall | Swimming Lessons | 24 Mar 202524/03/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Swimming | £63.00 | 100% | £63.00 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 23 Mar 202523/03/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £32.50 | 25% | £8.13 |
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 |