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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
£86,548.71
Expenses for current year (2025)
Sum of expenses for the current year, select to see the total for each year.
The Blackboroughs
Summary of expenses in 2025
£683.95
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 | O2 | 5 Feb 202505/02/2025 | Essential / Mobile phone | £14.13 | 100% | £14.13 |
| Jack | Applecare | 5 Feb 202505/02/2025 | Essential / Mobile phone | £5.99 | 100% | £5.99 |
| Jack | School diners | 3 Feb 202503/02/2025 | Essential / Education | £45.00 | 100% | £45.00 |
| Jack | Pocket money | 2 Feb 202502/02/2025 | Non-Essential / Pocket Money | £25.00 | 100% | £25.00 |
| Niall | Lunch | 2 Feb 202502/02/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £6.50 | 100% | £6.50 |
| Jack | Lunch | 2 Feb 202502/02/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £6.50 | 100% | £6.50 |
| Niall | Doughnut | 2 Feb 202502/02/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.20 | 100% | £3.20 |
| Jack | Doughnut | 2 Feb 202502/02/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.20 | 100% | £3.20 |
| Niall | Pocket money catch up | 1 Feb 202501/02/2025 | Non-Essential / Pocket Money | £10.00 | 100% | £10.00 |
| Niall | Shoes | 1 Feb 202501/02/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £8.00 | 100% | £8.00 |
| Niall | School shoes | 1 Feb 202501/02/2025 | Essential / Education | £48.00 | 100% | £48.00 |
| Niall | Cinema ticket | 1 Feb 202501/02/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Theatre & Film | £6.50 | 100% | £6.50 |
| Jack | Cinema ticket | 1 Feb 202501/02/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Theatre & Film | £6.50 | 100% | £6.50 |
| Niall | McDonald’s | 1 Feb 202501/02/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £3.89 | 100% | £3.89 |
| Jack | McDonald’s | 1 Feb 202501/02/2025 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £7.20 | 100% | £7.20 |
| Jack | Cinema sweets | 1 Feb 202501/02/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £5.75 | 100% | £5.75 |
| Niall | Cinema sweets | 1 Feb 202501/02/2025 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £5.75 | 100% | £5.75 |
| Niall | Bus fare | 1 Feb 202501/02/2025 | Non-Essential / Travel | £2.30 | 100% | £2.30 |
| Jack | Bus fare | 1 Feb 202501/02/2025 | Non-Essential / Travel | £2.30 | 100% | £2.30 |
| Niall | Helping hands - extra session for Feb | 29 Jan 202529/01/2025 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £12.00 | 100% | £12.00 |
| Niall | Helping Hands - February | 29 Jan 202529/01/2025 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £48.00 | 100% | £48.00 |
| Jack | Top up lunch account | 28 Jan 202528/01/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £5.00 | 100% | £5.00 |
| Niall | Toothbrush | 28 Jan 202528/01/2025 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £1.15 | 100% | £1.15 |
| Niall | Chess kid annual subscription | 25 Jan 202525/01/2025 | Hobbies and Interests / Chess | £34.99 | 100% | £34.99 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 25 Jan 202525/01/2025 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £224.08 | 15% | £33.61 |
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=2025 |
| 4 | Current year expenses for Niall | GET | /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?year=2025 |
| 5 | 25 most recent expenses | GET | /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/items?limit=25&include-categories=true&include-subcategories=true |