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Overview of all the Non-Essential/Christmas expenses

Niall Blackborough: Non-Essential/Christmas expenses

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Name

What did we call him?

Niall Blackborough

Born

When did he emerge?

22nd April 2019 17:46

Sex & Birth weight

What were his vital statistics?

Male & 3.458kg (7lb 10oz)

Total expenses

How much to raise Niall?

£25,191.52

Number of expenses

How many purchases have we made?

1570 (View all)

Top Essential expense

The grandest expense?

£409.00 (Car seat)

Top Non-Essential expense

The grandest expense?

£557.00 (Center parcs)

Top Hobby and Interests expense

The grandest expense?

£147.00 (Shotgun MTB seat and handles)

Total expenses by category

We group expenses into three core categories, these are the totals for each category, select a category for more detail.

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Essential

The costs that we see as absolutely necessary in raising a child and in essence, keeping them healthy and well, alive.

£10,068.18

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Non-Essential

The optional costs of raising a child and those which spark lively debate between Mummy and Daddy.

£14,180.37

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Hobbies and Interests

All the fun extras.

£983.72

Total expenses by subcategory

These are the totals for all the subcategories in the Non-Essential category, select a subcategory for more detail.

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Birthday

Everything to make a birthday special – cards, presents and parties.

£1,454.29

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Childcare

Nursery and child minder costs.

£4,515.35

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Christmas

The cost of the Big Guy in the red suit.

£1,698.95

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Education

Anything that is classed as educational including books, learning games, jigsaws and puzzles.

£298.07

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Equipment & Aids

The things that make parenthood that little bit easier.

£386.30

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Events & Seasonal Events

Events and Seasonal Events.

£176.15

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Family Birthday

Cards and gifts for family birthdays.

£181.83

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Fathers day

The Annual cost of Daddy Appreciation Day in June.

£28.49

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Friend Birthday

The endless cost of attending birthday parties.

£140.29

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Furniture

The things that make a house a home but aren’t essential.

£150.00

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Grooming

They are getting older, they are starting to care about their appearance

£10.50

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Holiday

Family time away from home.

£2,301.82

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Legal

The infrequent cost of passports and official documents.

£17.25

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Leisure

Fun days out spending time together.

£336.51

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Memories

Capturing special memories and milestones including the Tooth Fairy.

£16.00

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Mothers Day

The annual cost of Mummy Appreciation Day in March.

£110.90

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Pocket Money

The weekly rewards for good behaviour.

£150.10

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Special Occasions

The special, once in a lifetime occasions.

£665.66

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Sweet treats

Yummy occasional treats.

£312.18

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Takeaways & Dining

The food we could probably manage without.

£743.15

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Technology

All things geeky including batteries.

£193.91

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Toys

Just for fun toys and games.

£203.82

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Travel

Travel

£48.10

The 25 most recent Non-Essential/Christmas expenses for Niall - (View all Non-Essential/Christmas expenses)

The table below lists the last 25 expenses we have logged for Niall in the Non-Essential category, to see more select any summary count, category or subcategory.

25 most recent Non-Essential/Christmas expenses for Niall
Expense Date Categories Total Allocation Amount
Nintendo Switch 2 25 Dec 202525/12/2025 Non-Essential / Christmas £409.00 100% £409.00
Magnetic fidget toys 21 Dec 202521/12/2025 Non-Essential / Christmas £7.99 100% £7.99
Elf accessories 4 Dec 202504/12/2025 Non-Essential / Christmas £16.75 50% £8.38
Pikachu Pyjamas 4 Dec 202504/12/2025 Non-Essential / Christmas £10.98 100% £10.98
Pokemon Slippers 4 Dec 202504/12/2025 Non-Essential / Christmas £16.99 100% £16.99
Solar system puzzle 7 Oct 202507/10/2025 Non-Essential / Christmas £8.99 100% £8.99
Lego speed champions 7 Oct 202507/10/2025 Non-Essential / Christmas £14.59 100% £14.59
Animals of the world puzzle 7 Oct 202507/10/2025 Non-Essential / Christmas £8.99 100% £8.99
Pokémon art set 7 Oct 202507/10/2025 Non-Essential / Christmas £13.99 100% £13.99
Scrabble Pokémon 7 Oct 202507/10/2025 Non-Essential / Christmas £19.99 50% £10.00
Pokémon pyjamas 7 Oct 202507/10/2025 Non-Essential / Christmas £9.99 100% £9.99
Travel Tournament Chess Set 25 Dec 202425/12/2024 Non-Essential / Christmas £32.24 50% £16.12
Christmas gifts for teachers 21 Dec 202421/12/2024 Non-Essential / Christmas £20.00 100% £20.00
Chocolate for classmates 19 Dec 202419/12/2024 Non-Essential / Christmas £4.77 100% £4.77
Hoodie 16 Dec 202416/12/2024 Non-Essential / Christmas £26.00 100% £26.00
Elf stuff 13 Dec 202413/12/2024 Non-Essential / Christmas £3.75 100% £3.75
Skillmatics Foil Fun 10 Dec 202410/12/2024 Non-Essential / Christmas £14.99 100% £14.99
Leapfrog Paw Patrol video game 25 Nov 202425/11/2024 Non-Essential / Christmas £35.99 100% £35.99
Build a Bot Paw Patrol - Chase 25 Nov 202425/11/2024 Non-Essential / Christmas £12.99 100% £12.99
Paw Patrol Switch Game 25 Nov 202425/11/2024 Non-Essential / Christmas £25.99 100% £25.99
Paw Patrol Treasury Book 25 Nov 202425/11/2024 Non-Essential / Christmas £10.27 100% £10.27
Paw patrol top 7 Nov 202407/11/2024 Non-Essential / Christmas £10.00 100% £10.00
Play dough & tools 22 Dec 202322/12/2023 Non-Essential / Christmas £27.98 100% £27.98
Jeans and top 5 Dec 202305/12/2023 Non-Essential / Christmas £26.00 100% £26.00
Slipper socks 4 Dec 202304/12/2023 Non-Essential / Christmas £8.98 100% £8.98

API Requests to Costs to Expect API

This page was generated using the data returned from the API requests shown below.

API Requests made to https://api.costs-to-expect.com/ to generate this page.
# Page section Method API request
1 Total expenses for Niall GET /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items
2 All expenses for Niall HEAD /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?offset=0&limit=1
3 Top Essential expense GET /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?category=98WLap7Bx3&sort=actualised_total:desc&limit=1
4 Top Non-Essential expense GET /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?category=RjXM5VJDw6&sort=actualised_total:desc&limit=1
5 Top Hobby and Interests expense GET /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?category=Gwg7zgL316&sort=actualised_total:desc&limit=1
6 Expenses summary by category GET /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?categories=true
7 Expenses summary by subcategory GET /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?category=RjXM5VJDw6&subcategories=true
8 Subcategory details GET /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/categories/RjXM5VJDw6/subcategories/y9QnExRO1o
9 25 most recent expenses for subcategory GET /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?category=RjXM5VJDw6&subcategory=y9QnExRO1o&limit=25&include-categories=true&include-subcategories=true

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