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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
£101,394.08
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
£4,426.39
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 | Birthday cake | 28 Jun 202628/06/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £65.00 | 100% | £65.00 |
| Niall | Shopping | 28 Jun 202628/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £7.10 | 15% | £1.07 |
| Niall | Shopping | 28 Jun 202628/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £7.10 | 15% | £1.07 |
| Jack | Shopping | 28 Jun 202628/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £7.10 | 25% | £1.78 |
| Jack | Megabonk | 28 Jun 202628/06/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Gaming | £5.52 | 100% | £5.52 |
| Jack | Portable CD Player | 28 Jun 202628/06/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £28.99 | 100% | £28.99 |
| Niall | Expenditure at school fete | 27 Jun 202627/06/2026 | Non-Essential / Education | £18.00 | 100% | £18.00 |
| Niall | Toothbrush heads Oral B | 25 Jun 202625/06/2026 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £5.59 | 100% | £5.59 |
| Jack | Football | 25 Jun 202625/06/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Sports | £13.59 | 100% | £13.59 |
| Niall | Football | 25 Jun 202625/06/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Sports | £13.59 | 100% | £13.59 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 24 Jun 202624/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £16.94 | 15% | £2.54 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 24 Jun 202624/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £16.94 | 25% | £4.24 |
| Niall | Drawer sliders to replace broken ones | 23 Jun 202623/06/2026 | Essential / Furniture | £25.05 | 100% | £25.05 |
| Niall | Share of Shopping | 23 Jun 202623/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £6.30 | 15% | £0.95 |
| Jack | Share of Shopping | 23 Jun 202623/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £6.30 | 25% | £1.58 |
| Niall | Ice cream | 22 Jun 202622/06/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £2.50 | 100% | £2.50 |
| Jack | Drink at RSPB | 21 Jun 202621/06/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.10 | 100% | £3.10 |
| Niall | PE shorts | 21 Jun 202621/06/2026 | Essential / Education | £17.98 | 100% | £17.98 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 20 Jun 202620/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £205.69 | 15% | £30.85 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 20 Jun 202620/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £205.69 | 25% | £51.42 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 20 Jun 202620/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £17.10 | 15% | £2.57 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 20 Jun 202620/06/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £17.10 | 25% | £4.28 |
| Jack | Garmin Edge 2 mount | 14 Jun 202614/06/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £16.95 | 100% | £16.95 |
| Jack | Garmin Edge Explore 2 | 14 Jun 202614/06/2026 | Non-Essential / Birthday | £197.99 | 100% | £197.99 |
| Niall | Cake and drink at Costa | 14 Jun 202614/06/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £25.35 | 25% | £6.34 |
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 |