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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
£99,034.16
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
£2,066.47
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 | Sweets and a Drink | 30 Mar 202630/03/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.20 | 100% | £3.20 |
| Niall | Bus ticket | 30 Mar 202630/03/2026 | Essential / Travel | £2.60 | 100% | £2.60 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 30 Mar 202630/03/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £23.18 | 25% | £5.80 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 30 Mar 202630/03/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £23.18 | 15% | £3.48 |
| Niall | Clothes | 30 Mar 202630/03/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £35.00 | 100% | £35.00 |
| Niall | Clothes | 30 Mar 202630/03/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £35.00 | 100% | £35.00 |
| Jack | Drink and cake | 30 Mar 202630/03/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £8.44 | 100% | £8.44 |
| Jack | Clothes | 30 Mar 202630/03/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £13.50 | 100% | £13.50 |
| Jack | Bus fare | 30 Mar 202630/03/2026 | Non-Essential / Travel | £2.65 | 100% | £2.65 |
| Niall | 2 days holiday club | 26 Mar 202626/03/2026 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £60.00 | 100% | £60.00 |
| Niall | Cheese burger and chips | 25 Mar 202625/03/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £13.00 | 40% | £5.20 |
| Jack | Cheese burger and chips | 25 Mar 202625/03/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £13.00 | 60% | £7.80 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 25 Mar 202625/03/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £189.45 | 15% | £28.42 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 25 Mar 202625/03/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £189.45 | 25% | £47.36 |
| Niall | Helping hands - extra day | 23 Mar 202623/03/2026 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £13.00 | 100% | £13.00 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 21 Mar 202621/03/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £13.60 | 25% | £3.40 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 21 Mar 202621/03/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £13.60 | 15% | £2.04 |
| Niall | Drink and cake with Father | 21 Mar 202621/03/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £22.65 | 25% | £5.66 |
| Jack | Drink and cake with Father | 21 Mar 202621/03/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £22.65 | 25% | £5.66 |
| Jack | Ice cream | 20 Mar 202620/03/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £2.75 | 100% | £2.75 |
| Niall | Ice cream | 20 Mar 202620/03/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £2.75 | 100% | £2.75 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 18 Mar 202618/03/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £9.75 | 15% | £1.46 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 18 Mar 202618/03/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £9.75 | 25% | £2.44 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 16 Mar 202616/03/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £18.96 | 15% | £2.84 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 16 Mar 202616/03/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £18.96 | 25% | £4.74 |
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 |