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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
£100,732.88
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
£3,765.19
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 | Share of shopping | 5 Jun 202605/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £10.78 | 15% | £1.62 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 5 Jun 202605/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £10.78 | 25% | £2.70 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 1 Jun 202601/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £25.60 | 25% | £6.40 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 1 Jun 202601/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £25.60 | 15% | £3.84 |
| Niall | Pocket Money | 1 Jun 202601/06/2026 | Non-Essential / Pocket Money | £10.00 | 100% | £10.00 |
| Jack | Pocket Money | 1 Jun 202601/06/2026 | Non-Essential / Pocket Money | £10.00 | 100% | £10.00 |
| Jack | School Diners | 1 Jun 202601/06/2026 | Essential / Education | £55.00 | 100% | £55.00 |
| Niall | Two books | 1 Jun 202601/06/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Literature | £19.98 | 100% | £19.98 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 1 Jun 202601/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £17.64 | 15% | £2.65 |
| Niall | Cough Medicine | 29 May 202629/05/2026 | Essential / Health, Safety & Wellbeing | £2.99 | 100% | £2.99 |
| Jack | Bus fare | 27 May 202627/05/2026 | Essential / Travel | £2.60 | 100% | £2.60 |
| Niall | Bus fare | 27 May 202627/05/2026 | Essential / Travel | £2.60 | 100% | £2.60 |
| Niall | Hair Cut | 27 May 202627/05/2026 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £15.00 | 100% | £15.00 |
| Jack | Hair Cut | 27 May 202627/05/2026 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £15.00 | 100% | £15.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 27 May 202627/05/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £192.06 | 15% | £28.81 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 27 May 202627/05/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £192.06 | 25% | £48.02 |
| Niall | Vampire Crawlers | 27 May 202627/05/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Gaming | £9.99 | 100% | £9.99 |
| Niall | Take out - Pizza | 22 May 202622/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £48.46 | 15% | £7.27 |
| Jack | Take out - Pizza | 22 May 202622/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £48.68 | 25% | £12.17 |
| Niall | Cadbury World School Trip | 22 May 202622/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Education | £25.00 | 100% | £25.00 |
| Niall | Music Lessons - Summer term | 22 May 202622/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Education | £56.00 | 100% | £56.00 |
| Jack | School lunches | 18 May 202618/05/2026 | Essential / Education | £20.00 | 100% | £20.00 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 18 May 202618/05/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £36.00 | 25% | £9.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 18 May 202618/05/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £36.00 | 15% | £5.40 |
| Niall | Swimming lessons | 18 May 202618/05/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Swimming | £67.50 | 100% | £67.50 |
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 |