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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
£104,050.53
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
£5,395.00
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 | Breakfast at hotel | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £35.97 | 20% | £7.19 |
| Jack | Breakfast at hotel | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £35.97 | 20% | £7.19 |
| Niall | Drinks package on cruise | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £296.75 | 20% | £59.35 |
| Jack | Drinks package on cruise | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £296.75 | 20% | £59.35 |
| Niall | Cruise with Mother and Father | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £657.00 | 100% | £657.00 |
| Jack | Cruise with Mother and Father | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £657.00 | 100% | £657.00 |
| Niall | Car parking for cruise | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £109.00 | 25% | £27.25 |
| Jack | Car parking for cruise | 2 Aug 202602/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £109.00 | 25% | £27.25 |
| Niall | Lunch pre cruise | 1 Aug 202601/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £34.75 | 15% | £5.21 |
| Jack | Lunch pre cruise | 1 Aug 202601/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £34.75 | 25% | £8.69 |
| Niall | Meal pre cruise | 1 Aug 202601/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £22.35 | 50% | £11.18 |
| Jack | Meal pre cruise | 1 Aug 202601/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £22.35 | 50% | £11.18 |
| Niall | Hotel pre cruise | 1 Aug 202601/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £75.00 | 100% | £75.00 |
| Jack | Hotel pre cruise | 1 Aug 202601/08/2026 | Non-Essential / Holiday | £75.00 | 100% | £75.00 |
| Jack | Haircut | 31 Jul 202631/07/2026 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £12.00 | 100% | £12.00 |
| Jack | Costa | 30 Jul 202630/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £10.70 | 100% | £10.70 |
| Niall | Greggs | 29 Jul 202629/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £4.00 | 100% | £4.00 |
| Jack | Greggs | 29 Jul 202629/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £4.00 | 100% | £4.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 29 Jul 202629/07/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £24.20 | 15% | £3.63 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 29 Jul 202629/07/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £24.20 | 25% | £6.05 |
| Jack | Pikuma: Learn the Lua Scripting Language | 27 Jul 202627/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Education | £49.99 | 100% | £49.99 |
| Niall | Ice cream | 27 Jul 202627/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £3.00 | 100% | £3.00 |
| Jack | Ice cream | 27 Jul 202627/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £2.50 | 100% | £2.50 |
| Niall | Birthday car and present | 26 Jul 202626/07/2026 | Non-Essential / Friend Birthday | £11.00 | 100% | £11.00 |
| Jack | Climbing at birthday party for Niall | 26 Jul 202626/07/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Sports | £17.50 | 100% | £17.50 |
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 |