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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
£97,192.01
Expenses for current year (2026)
Sum of expenses for the current year, select to see the total for each year.
The Blackboroughs
Summary of expenses in 2026
£404.85
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack | Dbrand skin for Switch | 15 Jan 202615/01/2026 | Non-Essential / Technology | £29.50 | 100% | £29.50 |
| Niall | Ukulele lessons | 13 Jan 202613/01/2026 | Non-Essential / Education | £48.00 | 100% | £48.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 13 Jan 202613/01/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £15.00 | 15% | £2.25 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 13 Jan 202613/01/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £15.00 | 25% | £3.75 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 9 Jan 202609/01/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £225.04 | 15% | £33.76 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 9 Jan 202609/01/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £225.04 | 25% | £56.26 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 5 Jan 202605/01/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £4.98 | 25% | £1.25 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 5 Jan 202605/01/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £4.98 | 15% | £0.75 |
| Niall | Helping hands - January | 5 Jan 202605/01/2026 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £52.00 | 100% | £52.00 |
| Jack | Applecare | 5 Jan 202605/01/2026 | Essential / Mobile phone | £5.99 | 100% | £5.99 |
| Jack | O2 | 5 Jan 202605/01/2026 | Essential / Mobile phone | £15.93 | 100% | £15.93 |
| Jack | School Shoes 6G | 4 Jan 202604/01/2026 | Essential / Education | £50.00 | 100% | £50.00 |
| Niall | Switch 2 Screen Protectors | 3 Jan 202603/01/2026 | Non-Essential / Technology | £7.95 | 100% | £7.95 |
| Niall | Curry with Mum and Dad | 2 Jan 202602/01/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £52.49 | 15% | £7.87 |
| Jack | Curry with Mum and Dad | 2 Jan 202602/01/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £52.49 | 25% | £13.12 |
| Niall | Pocket money | 2 Jan 202602/01/2026 | Non-Essential / Pocket Money | £10.00 | 100% | £10.00 |
| Jack | Pocket money | 2 Jan 202602/01/2026 | Non-Essential / Pocket Money | £25.00 | 100% | £25.00 |
| Jack | Star Dew Valley | 2 Jan 202602/01/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Gaming | £6.49 | 100% | £6.49 |
| Niall | McDonald’s | 31 Dec 202531/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £4.79 | 100% | £4.79 |
| Jack | McDonald’s | 31 Dec 202531/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £7.99 | 100% | £7.99 |
| Niall | Pizza with Mum and Dad | 29 Dec 202529/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £42.97 | 15% | £6.45 |
| Jack | Pizza with Mum and Dad | 29 Dec 202529/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £42.97 | 25% | £10.74 |
| Niall | Switch 2 Game Card Case | 29 Dec 202529/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Technology | £18.99 | 100% | £18.99 |
| Niall | Switch 2 Carry Case | 27 Dec 202527/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Technology | £19.99 | 100% | £19.99 |
| Jack | Steam Deck Screen Protectors | 27 Dec 202527/12/2025 | Non-Essential / Technology | £6.31 | 100% | £6.31 |
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=2026 |
| 4 | Current year expenses for Niall | GET | /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?year=2026 |
| 5 | 25 most recent expenses | GET | /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/items?limit=25&include-categories=true&include-subcategories=true |