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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
£104,673.82
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
£7,690.53
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 | Cake and hot chocolate with Mother and Father | 23 Aug 202623/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £31.18 | 25% | £7.80 |
| Jack | Cake and hot chocolate with Mother and Father | 23 Aug 202623/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £31.18 | 25% | £7.80 |
| Niall | Haircut | 21 Aug 202621/08/2026 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £12.50 | 100% | £12.50 |
| Niall | Costa lunch | 21 Aug 202621/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £8.96 | 100% | £8.96 |
| Jack | Costa lunch | 21 Aug 202621/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £8.96 | 100% | £8.96 |
| Niall | Drink and sweets Inflata nation | 21 Aug 202621/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.70 | 100% | £3.70 |
| Jack | Drink and sweets Inflata nation | 21 Aug 202621/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.70 | 100% | £3.70 |
| Jack | Inflata Nation | 21 Aug 202621/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Leisure | £14.99 | 100% | £14.99 |
| Niall | Inflata Nation | 21 Aug 202621/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Leisure | £14.99 | 100% | £14.99 |
| Niall | Nero withh mum | 20 Aug 202620/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £5.95 | 100% | £5.95 |
| Niall | School Shoes | 20 Aug 202620/08/2026 | Essential / Education | £43.00 | 100% | £43.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 17 Aug 202617/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £26.65 | 15% | £4.00 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 17 Aug 202617/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £26.65 | 25% | £6.66 |
| Niall | School uniform | 14 Aug 202614/08/2026 | Essential / Education | £45.95 | 100% | £45.95 |
| Jack | School uniform | 14 Aug 202614/08/2026 | Essential / Education | £95.95 | 100% | £95.95 |
| Jack | Lunch at Costa | 14 Aug 202614/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £9.86 | 100% | £9.86 |
| Niall | Lunch at Costa | 14 Aug 202614/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £9.86 | 100% | £9.86 |
| Jack | School shoes | 14 Aug 202614/08/2026 | Essential / Education | £50.00 | 100% | £50.00 |
| Niall | Helping hands - holiday club | 10 Aug 202610/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £30.00 | 100% | £30.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 10 Aug 202610/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £226.88 | 15% | £34.03 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 10 Aug 202610/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £226.88 | 25% | £56.72 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 8 Aug 202608/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £58.06 | 15% | £8.71 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 8 Aug 202608/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £58.06 | 25% | £14.52 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 7 Aug 202607/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £14.95 | 25% | £3.74 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 7 Aug 202607/08/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £14.95 | 15% | £2.24 |
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 |