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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.

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Jack Blackborough

Summary of all expenses since 28th June 2013 05:41

£67,364.74

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Niall Blackborough

Summary of all expenses since 22nd April 2019 17:46

£22,228.05

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The Blackboroughs

Summary of all expenses

£89,592.79


Expenses for current year (2025)

Sum of expenses for the current year, select to see the total for each year.

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Jack Blackborough

Summary of expenses in 2025

£2,130.78

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Niall Blackborough

Summary of expenses in 2025

£1,636.50

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The Blackboroughs

Summary of expenses in 2025

£3,767.28


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.

25 most recent expenses
Child Expense Date Categories Total Allocation Amount
Niall Pocket money minus expenses 22 Jun 202522/06/2025 Non-Essential / Pocket Money £1.50 100% £1.50
Niall Drink and Pancakes at M&S 22 Jun 202522/06/2025 Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining £4.20 100% £4.20
Jack Drink and Pancakes at M&S 22 Jun 202522/06/2025 Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining £4.20 100% £4.20
Niall Share of shopping 20 Jun 202520/06/2025 Essential / Clothes & Food etc. £6.15 15% £0.92
Jack Share of shopping 20 Jun 202520/06/2025 Essential / Clothes & Food etc. £6.15 25% £1.54
Jack Share of shopping 20 Jun 202520/06/2025 Essential / Clothes & Food etc. £6.15 25% £1.54
Niall Ice Cream + 2 friends! 18 Jun 202518/06/2025 Non-Essential / Sweet treats £2.00 100% £2.00
Jack Ice Cream + 2 friends! 18 Jun 202518/06/2025 Non-Essential / Sweet treats £6.00 100% £6.00
Jack Books about growing up 18 Jun 202518/06/2025 Non-Essential / Education £14.55 100% £14.55
Niall Ice cream 16 Jun 202516/06/2025 Non-Essential / Sweet treats £2.30 100% £2.30
Jack Ice cream 16 Jun 202516/06/2025 Non-Essential / Sweet treats £1.60 100% £1.60
Niall Pocket money 15 Jun 202515/06/2025 Non-Essential / Pocket Money £2.50 100% £2.50
Niall Drawing book 15 Jun 202515/06/2025 Hobbies and Interests / Creative £2.49 100% £2.49
Jack Drawing book 15 Jun 202515/06/2025 Hobbies and Interests / Creative £2.49 100% £2.49
Niall Pokémon Encyclopaedia 15 Jun 202515/06/2025 Hobbies and Interests / Literature £18.99 100% £18.99
Jack Jurassic Park Book 15 Jun 202515/06/2025 Non-Essential / Education £9.99 100% £9.99
Jack I Robot Book 15 Jun 202515/06/2025 Non-Essential / Education £9.99 100% £9.99
Jack Coffee and cake with Mother and Father 15 Jun 202515/06/2025 Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining £13.40 33% £4.42
Niall Ice cream 13 Jun 202513/06/2025 Non-Essential / Sweet treats £2.00 100% £2.00
Jack share of shopping 9 Jun 202509/06/2025 Essential / Clothes & Food etc. £8.25 25% £2.06
Niall share of shopping 9 Jun 202509/06/2025 Essential / Clothes & Food etc. £8.25 15% £1.24
Niall Share of shopping 7 Jun 202507/06/2025 Essential / Clothes & Food etc. £5.75 15% £0.86
Jack Share of shopping 7 Jun 202507/06/2025 Essential / Clothes & Food etc. £5.75 25% £1.44
Jack O2 5 Jun 202505/06/2025 Essential / Mobile phone £15.93 100% £15.93
Jack Applecare 5 Jun 202505/06/2025 Essential / Mobile phone £5.99 100% £5.99

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