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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
£105,410.66
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
£8,442.97
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 | School dinners top up | 31 Aug 202631/08/2026 | Essential / Education | £50.00 | 100% | £50.00 |
| Jack | School dinners top up | 31 Aug 202631/08/2026 | Essential / Education | £50.00 | 100% | £50.00 |
| Niall | Lunch with Mother and Father | 31 Aug 202631/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £8.00 | 100% | £8.00 |
| Jack | Lunch with Mother and Father | 31 Aug 202631/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £8.00 | 100% | £8.00 |
| Jack | Trainers | 31 Aug 202631/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £54.99 | 100% | £54.99 |
| Niall | Trainers | 31 Aug 202631/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £17.99 | 100% | £17.99 |
| Jack | Lego set from Lego Land | 29 Aug 202629/08/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Lego | £139.99 | 100% | £139.99 |
| Niall | Lego set from Lego Land | 29 Aug 202629/08/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Lego | £59.99 | 100% | £59.99 |
| Niall | Lego set from Lego Land | 29 Aug 202629/08/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Lego | £44.99 | 100% | £44.99 |
| Niall | Lego set from Lego Land | 29 Aug 202629/08/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Lego | £12.99 | 100% | £12.99 |
| Niall | Burger King | 29 Aug 202629/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £7.99 | 100% | £7.99 |
| Jack | Burger King | 29 Aug 202629/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £5.49 | 100% | £5.49 |
| Jack | Lunch at Lego land | 29 Aug 202629/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £13.25 | 100% | £13.25 |
| Niall | Lunch at Lego land | 29 Aug 202629/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £13.25 | 100% | £13.25 |
| Niall | Drink at lego land | 29 Aug 202629/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £4.25 | 100% | £4.25 |
| Jack | Drink at lego land | 29 Aug 202629/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.50 | 100% | £3.50 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 28 Aug 202628/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £60.10 | 15% | £9.02 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 28 Aug 202628/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £60.10 | 25% | £15.03 |
| Niall | Swimming | 27 Aug 202627/08/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Swimming | £52.50 | 100% | £52.50 |
| Niall | Swimming | 27 Aug 202627/08/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Swimming | £52.50 | 100% | £52.50 |
| Niall | Funky monkeys | 26 Aug 202626/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Leisure | £8.60 | 100% | £8.60 |
| Jack | PE Tops | 26 Aug 202626/08/2026 | Essential / Education | £50.97 | 100% | £50.97 |
| Niall | Meal out with Mother and Father | 23 Aug 202623/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £133.87 | 15% | £20.08 |
| Jack | Meal out with Mother and Father | 23 Aug 202623/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £133.87 | 25% | £33.47 |
| Niall | Cake and hot chocolate with Mother and Father | 23 Aug 202623/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £31.18 | 25% | £7.80 |
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 |