0:00:02 > 0:00:04- Living at home is a cushy number... - Have you got any washing?
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- ..leaving you with money to burn... - That's 500.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09All we spend our money on is going out drinking.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11That's a grand and a half.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14My financial focus is having massive jugs.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17No wonder so many young people are living with Mum and Dad.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Mum does all the chores and that in the house.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Just to sort the water, the gas, the food.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23To give all that up and go and do it myself just seems a bit silly.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26They're even moving their other half in.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28All of a sudden there's a boy in her bedroom.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30We've got his mum right next door.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34So what happens when they have to move out and fend for themselves?
0:00:34 > 0:00:37100 quid on a bikini? You've left us skint.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40We're giving young couples the chance to find out.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43I don't know what to do with this. How do I put it in the bin?
0:00:43 > 0:00:44Will they relish their freedom?
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Our sex life has been fantastic.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Or push each other to breaking point?
0:00:49 > 0:00:51I just don't know if I'm in love with her.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53What's wrong with you, Barry?
0:00:53 > 0:00:54Will they move out for good?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56I absolutely love having my own place.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Or run home to the Hotel of Mum and Dad?
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Are you going to stay in the flat?
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Meet childhood sweethearts Sam and Lara.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14They're 21 and have been together for five years.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Lara literally jumped into my life.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21I was talking to one of her friends at school and she literally -
0:01:21 > 0:01:23boop - "Hi, my name's Lara."
0:01:26 > 0:01:27Sam works as a model
0:01:27 > 0:01:31so it's no surprise what first attracted Lara to him.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36He was drop dead gorgeous, obviously, and he's funny
0:01:36 > 0:01:40and very charming and he always makes me laugh, always.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42DOG BARKS
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Lara works part-time in a taxi firm...
0:01:46 > 0:01:48And what time do you want that for?
0:01:48 > 0:01:50..as well as volunteering at the Blue Cross.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Do you want to go for a walk?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56My ambition is to become a veterinary nurse
0:01:56 > 0:01:59and it's quite hard to get a nurse position, a student position,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02without having any work experience or anything like that.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05She laughed at my silly jokes, found me funny.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Obviously she was amazingly gorgeous.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10In a way, I fell head over heels for her.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12It's been like that ever since.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16For the past year,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19these lovebirds have been shacked up together in this gorgeous house,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22right in the heart of London's swanky Islington.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Me and Sam just generally lay on here entwined,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29trying to fit on the sofa.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32No, they haven't won the lottery,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36it's all down to the generosity of one person - Sam's lovely nan, Jean.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43They live rent free, electric free,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45internet free, everything free.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Sam's lived with his nan since the age of three
0:02:49 > 0:02:53and it's fair to say, he's had it pretty easy.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58She does my washing, most of the times she does the cleaning.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00I clean the room, I change the bed,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03do his washing and his ironing.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05I think he does get mollycoddled a bit.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Nan even cooks for Sam,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09who has got used to snacking on steak sandwiches.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Steak's for dinners, not for a snack.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15I'd have steak three times a day if I could.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Well, we always say to him, it's a hotel for him.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22The thing is, Sam isn't paying hotel rates.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26In fact, he's not paying any rates at all.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- You never give me money. - Oh, Nan, of course I do.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34You go out when I go to bed and you come in when I get up.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35- What?- Does he?
0:03:37 > 0:03:42It may be rent-free but there is one downside to living with Nan.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45I don't think your Nan's knocked once, when she's come in.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47She don't knock. She never knocks.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Definitely sex life is not good when you live with your nan.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Whenever something's about to go down...
0:03:54 > 0:03:57..you can always hear the stairs, dung, dung, dung.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Normally hear her coming up the stairs and we're like,
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- "Oh, my God!"- Yeah. Oh, here we go. You all right?
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- All right.- Nice of you to knock.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- Yeah.- Like that, basically.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17I've not got a lock on my door, I've got like a dodgy door.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20So generally about seven o'clock in the morning, either me or Sam
0:04:20 > 0:04:23will pick up this thing here
0:04:23 > 0:04:27and just shove it against as much as we can - at least we've got
0:04:27 > 0:04:29a bit of pre-warning so we know that she's trying to get in.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Now Lara is desperate for privacy.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34We're just like, "Oh, my God, we need to get out of here."
0:04:34 > 0:04:36We need to have our own space and stuff like that.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39She's decided it's time they moved out and we're going to help them
0:04:39 > 0:04:42try it for a week, but there's one big problem.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45Charlie...
0:04:45 > 0:04:48As well as his modelling, Sam also works in a shop,
0:04:48 > 0:04:52but he's been known to blow a week's wages on one boys' night out.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56If we're going out on a mad night out,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59you could easily spend 200 quid. Easily.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06As soon as he gets a bit of drink down him, he then spends more money.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Sometimes he ends up going out and spending 300 quid
0:05:09 > 0:05:11and that really upsets me.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14And what doesn't go on booze goes on his wardrobe.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16He continuously comes back...
0:05:16 > 0:05:17That's 500...
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- ..even with a little bag. - That's probably about 500.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21And I think, "Oh, how much have you spent now?"
0:05:21 > 0:05:23That's a grand and a half.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Not to mention his generous side.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Sam bought me these, Sam bought me them.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32He bought me these cos I told him I loved them.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34I spend way too much on treating Lara.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Well, this one was about 300. I'm a proper girly-girl at heart.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40This one was like 250, this one was 250.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Everyone likes the pretty things, don't they? Everyone likes
0:05:43 > 0:05:45the finer things in life. This was 220,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47and then my Louis, which I've had since I was 16 -
0:05:47 > 0:05:49that was about 500 quid, I think.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53But now Lara's desperate for a home of their own,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56is Sam ready to swap spending for saving?
0:05:58 > 0:06:01For me and Lara to work, I think we definitely have to move out
0:06:01 > 0:06:04because, you know, it just comes a point where you can only be
0:06:04 > 0:06:06living here for so long. You need your own privacy
0:06:06 > 0:06:08and we need to start a life together.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13So that was big spender Sam and his shopaholic girlfriend,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16and in Wales we've got a pair of pampered young parents.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Jack, 20, met Jaseleigh, 19, three years ago.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28I thought she was, er, quite pretty, so I thought I'd go for it.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31It was love at first sight after a week and we moved really fast.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35He would sleep over at my house, like, all the time.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Like within like a month, weren't it, he moved in, practically.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40It was a bit mad because, for me,
0:06:40 > 0:06:45I've never really got that close to a girl in that such a fast time.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48I don't think it was intentionally, was it? It was just like...
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- He started moving his bits in...- I just moved more and more things in.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I had a tiny TV so he moved his TV in.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57But it looks like the couple didn't waste too much time watching
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Jack's massive TV. Before long, two became three.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Like, it was about a year, I think, into our relationship
0:07:04 > 0:07:08and we just started talking about it and then,
0:07:08 > 0:07:10because I was on the pill, I came off the pill and we tried
0:07:10 > 0:07:12and it happened really quickly, didn't it?
0:07:12 > 0:07:16And baby Kaydee couldn't have come at a better time for Jack,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19who was on the verge of living a very different life.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22In my past I wasn't exactly a good kid. I would...
0:07:22 > 0:07:25I was in trouble with the police quite often.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Meeting Jaseleigh has completely changed my life -
0:07:27 > 0:07:29we've had a baby, I've started working.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31It's a massive responsibility now.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Everyone says if he hadn't met me he would have been in prison by now.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Instead, Jack is living, working and even holidaying
0:07:37 > 0:07:41with Jaseleigh's family, and ruling the roost is Dad, John.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44All of a sudden there's a boy in her bedroom.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49I was so protective. I thought he was scrawny, but fed him up,
0:07:49 > 0:07:53got him a job out with me and the rest is history, as they say.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57That's right - Jack's boss is his future dad-in-law.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01I leave at six o'clock in the morning for work and then I see him all day
0:08:01 > 0:08:03in work. Basically I'm with him for twelve hours of the day
0:08:03 > 0:08:07but when I come home then I obviously do see him in the house as well.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Daddy's girl Jaseleigh is spoiled rotten by both her parents
0:08:11 > 0:08:13and the couple don't lift a finger at home.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17We help Jaseleigh and Jack with everything, really.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- Jay.- Mum does everything - like, the weekly shopping,
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- I wouldn't know how much anything cost.- Jack, dinner's ready.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25Coming.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27She'll just sort the water, the gas, the food,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30she'll do it all herself. She likes doing it all, I'm sure she does.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Yeah.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Jaseleigh is ditsy at times.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37You've got to put water in to boil an egg.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41Mum, I know how to put water in to boil an egg, I'm not stupid.
0:08:41 > 0:08:42Well, a lot of the times, actually.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46She can clean but I wouldn't say she can cook.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- How would you cook spaghetti bolognese?- Lentils...
0:08:51 > 0:08:55Once she phoned my mobile to tell me that everything was burnt
0:08:55 > 0:08:58and that's the only time I've ever let her cook me food.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04With Mum and Dad on call, it's a cosy arrangement,
0:09:04 > 0:09:06but is it too cosy for Jack?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Even though I've been living with Jase and her family
0:09:11 > 0:09:15for over two years now, it still doesn't feel like my home.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I guess it's about time that we just moved into our own house and just
0:09:18 > 0:09:21have a family home where we can settle down, just the three of us.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24And for Jack, that means not just being a man in the house
0:09:24 > 0:09:27but THE man of THE house.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I'm proud of him in a way, you know?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- He looks after the baby.- He's a great father.- Looks after Jase.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Well, he's got two babies - Jase and Kaydee, like.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37He looks after the pair of them.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41I'm really panicking, like, I'm going to be upset when I move,
0:09:41 > 0:09:46obviously, because I, you know, lived with my parents for ages.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Jaseleigh has agreed to try a week living in a place of their own
0:09:50 > 0:09:51and we're going to help them do it.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Uh-oh.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56But a week is the longest she and her parents have ever been apart.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Well, it will be tears Friday when they move, definitely.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05And letting go could be just as hard for Julie and John.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- End of an era.- End of an era, I think, when they move out.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12I'm looking forward to them moving out in one way because obviously
0:10:12 > 0:10:15we get our freedom back that we haven't had for a while.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18There'll definitely be tears shed, no doubt at all,
0:10:18 > 0:10:22but I think it will be on both parts because we are quite close,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24obviously, or we wouldn't be able to live together.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32So, we've got a nanny's boy with a spending problem in London...
0:10:32 > 0:10:35That's probably around 500. That's a grand and a half.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37..and a pampered princess in Wales.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40My mum does everything - like the weekly shopping,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42I wouldn't know how much anything cost.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45They're about to wave bye-bye to their cushy lives.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48How on earth are they going to cope in the big bad world?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- I don't care.- You should care, Jase.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51It's about money.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Oh, I don't care about this any more.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58We're giving both couples the money they need to try renting
0:10:58 > 0:11:01a place of their own for a week, but it's the same budget
0:11:01 > 0:11:05they would have if they were going it alone for real.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06I don't know about you,
0:11:06 > 0:11:11but I'd prefer to live in a really nice place and be a bit skint.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15In London, Sam and Lara are working out exactly how much that is.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Sam's desperate to stay near his nan in fancy and fashionable Islington,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23but rent here doesn't come cheap.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26It doesn't have to be local all the time. You can venture out
0:11:26 > 0:11:28and look at a new place.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32But you just can't be living in a... I just want to want to be there.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35With Sam not known for his saving and Lara just working part-time,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Nan's worried about how they'll afford it.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Lara saves, I know she does. She's very good.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45She would rein things in and she'd say, "No, Sam, you can't do this
0:11:45 > 0:11:50"and we can't afford that so let's, you know, get our priorities right."
0:11:50 > 0:11:54After five years together, they have no idea what each other earns,
0:11:54 > 0:11:55until now.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58How much are you getting? Like, if we was to work out,
0:11:58 > 0:12:00what would you be giving?
0:12:00 > 0:12:01Well, I earn about a grand a month.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04So I'm on about the same.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06But that's only what he earns part-time.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10With that and his modelling, he should be loaded.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12I don't know how much you earn and when you get it
0:12:12 > 0:12:14cos a lot of times you don't tell me and you're like,
0:12:14 > 0:12:16"I've just booked a holiday, I've just bought a jacket."
0:12:16 > 0:12:19I'm thinking, "How the hell are you paying for that?"
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Huh? It's your money.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26- It is my money.- OK. I'd like to know how much you get from modelling.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Like 11 grand.
0:12:28 > 0:12:3011 grand? That's like what I earned for the year from...
0:12:30 > 0:12:32That's basically like double your own pay.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34I don't know where it's gone.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35But she's no super-saver herself.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39You went to uni for two years and you got student loans.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Do you know how much I owe, then?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Grand probably.- No.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45How much?
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Probably about 12 grand.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- 12 grand? You went to uni... - Yeah.- To do a four-year course
0:12:52 > 0:12:55in events management - ended up going there a year
0:12:55 > 0:12:59and doing a bit of cheerleading and come out in 12-grand debt.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00I just like having things.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04With all their money tied up in booze,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07shoes and student loans, Sam and Lara work out
0:13:07 > 0:13:09they have just £700 a week to live on.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Jack and Jaseleigh are more nappy bags than Louis Vuitton bags
0:13:15 > 0:13:18but are they any better with their purse strings?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- How much do we spend on Kaydee a week?- Roughly about £30, is it?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Yeah, £30 on Kaydee.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Bricky Jack works for future dad-in-law, John,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28and is the sole bread winner.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- How much do we get paid a week?- 360.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34They also get child and working tax credits,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37which are crucial to them being able to go it alone,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39so altogether they have £500 a week.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45With money, they're both quite useless. If they've got £20 over,
0:13:45 > 0:13:46it won't be, "Right, we can get bread and milk
0:13:46 > 0:13:49"for the rest of the week." It'll be, "We'll have a takeaway."
0:13:49 > 0:13:53And then not thinking of the consequences of the next day.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56I always have to have a tan.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58I tried like buying the cheapest tanning products,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01you can't guess, but my make-up, I do like to have like expensive
0:14:01 > 0:14:05make-up, so that, that's where I spend my money, obviously.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Well, she'll have to be pale and interesting this week
0:14:09 > 0:14:11because they're on a strict budget.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14With just £125 for rent,
0:14:14 > 0:14:15they go house hunting
0:14:15 > 0:14:18and soon find a place in Jack's old stomping ground of Clydach Vale.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Well, this is where I grew up, this is where all my friends live.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Obviously, it's close to my family, so that's important to us.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32But it's over budget, six miles from Jaseleigh's parents,
0:14:32 > 0:14:33and neither of them drive.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Will Jaseleigh move this far from her folks?
0:14:37 > 0:14:42Oh, my gosh. Oh, my God, it's lush.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45I love this house but it is a bit out of our price range.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49I would like... We'd only have £30 left over a week,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51like, to ourselves.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Mum Julie is worried about how her little princess
0:14:54 > 0:14:56will manage on her own.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59I don't think Jase is ready to move out at the moment
0:14:59 > 0:15:02because everything's got to be run past us, and I think without
0:15:02 > 0:15:07that support, they... It may not go as well as she hopes it will.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12I'm not worried about it, because I can act calm under pressure
0:15:12 > 0:15:15but Jase, she... she tends to get...
0:15:15 > 0:15:19really worked up under pressure and she doesn't handle it very well.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Despite the distance and the cost,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Jaseleigh has decided to take the risk.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26I think it's either going to make us or break us.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29I think we're either going to love it, having all our friends up there,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32or it's just going to be too much for us and it's going to be too much
0:15:32 > 0:15:34for me to have everybody around.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38While mummy's girl Jase has a lot on her mind,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40it's moving day for nanny's boy, Sam,
0:15:40 > 0:15:44and he's thinking about just two things...
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- All right. - ..his stomach...
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Can I pop back here for dinner and that?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- What you talking about? That's the whole point.- What do you mean, no?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53You're meant to do your own washing
0:15:53 > 0:15:55not bring it home to your nan to wash.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57This is why I think he wanted somewhere nearby.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59..and sex.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02I think one of the best things about it is that we ain't going to
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- have to be quiet anywhere.- No.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- Are you going to be all right without me?- Yes.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- Yeah?- Of course.
0:16:10 > 0:16:16# Near, far, wherever you are. #
0:16:16 > 0:16:18You ain't going to cry?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- No.- Show some emotion. She's happy.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22She just can't wait.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Nan's not exactly fighting back the tears but she does have one concern.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30I'm not so much worried about him not being capable
0:16:30 > 0:16:36but it's the finances, because Sam thinks when he earns money
0:16:36 > 0:16:41that that money's all for him and it just goes on him.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- Right, you off already? - We're off, Nan.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- Bye.- Take care, yeah?- Say, "Bye."
0:16:53 > 0:16:56No-one forgets leaving home for the first time, but Sam
0:16:56 > 0:17:01and Lara are about to find out their independence comes at a price -
0:17:01 > 0:17:04a massive £367 a week...
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- It's tiny.- It's way small.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11..for a very snug, one-bedroom flat.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Like, you wouldn't have much to walk around in.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17You think, once the door's closed, like, all you have is a bed here.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Not exactly what they've been used to.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24But at least they can jump into bed uninterrupted.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29That belongs to that corner there.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33But only if they can work out how to make it.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Right, normally this ain't a problem.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- No, it's...- It's like a really odd...- It's not...- Humongous...
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Just go and hold the duvet corners, just go and hold that.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42That'll be your job, yeah?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- I think living with this bird is going to be a nightmare.- Oi!
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Can we just take this off and see if the sheet is a proper sheet?
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- It is a sheet.- Seems to have about ten corners.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51Wait, wait.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Not quite the bedroom work-out the couple were imagining.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00And now spend-aholic Sam has got an even bigger challenge to face.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03He's got to plan their spending for the week.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08All right, so after rent we've got...20, 40...
0:18:08 > 0:18:13£333.25. OK?
0:18:13 > 0:18:15But we've also got to think of bills as well.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Having to allow over £100 just for bills,
0:18:18 > 0:18:19comes as a bit of a shock,
0:18:19 > 0:18:22so they've got £233 between them.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Don't touch it.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Once we've done a food shop we can split it and then work out even,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31cos I'm not having you walking around with that in your wallet.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34You've got too many temptations.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37While Lara keeps tight hold of those purse strings...
0:18:39 > 0:18:42..it's time for Jaseleigh to cut some apron strings.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54It's moving day, but once again Mum and Dad are on hand to help out.
0:18:54 > 0:19:00It's nerve-racking now cos we're doing a... I'm really nervous.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Dad, John, is trying his hardest to put on a brave face.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Yeah, I'm happy for them now.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Just had that push, the push. - To get them going, yeah.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13Gone, like, gone and that's it, like so it was just... Yeah,
0:19:13 > 0:19:17didn't think I'd feel like hitting a brick wall sort of thing,
0:19:17 > 0:19:18that's how I felt like, you know?
0:19:18 > 0:19:21I had it over in my head and I think that's why I'm better
0:19:21 > 0:19:24at the moment that John is, because I've already done my crying.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28I'm not saying I'm not going to cry later on.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34SHE SOBS
0:19:39 > 0:19:43With Jaseleigh struggling to keep it together, it's a very different
0:19:43 > 0:19:46story for Jack, who can't wait to get into their new place.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Yeah, I'm really looking forward to this.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50It's going to be a good experience.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53It's something me or Jase have never done and it's great we get to do it
0:19:53 > 0:19:55with each other for the first time.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05It's a tense time for the close-knit family, especially Jase.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09I'm feeling very nervous and apprehensive because,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12I don't know, but like I'm just upset, obviously, that
0:20:12 > 0:20:18it is really happening, like moving away from home, and it's upsetting.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27It's only six miles down the road
0:20:27 > 0:20:29but it seems like a million miles for Jase.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- Look after her, Jack.- Yeah.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Tears of sadness.
0:20:35 > 0:20:41MUSIC: "Ho Hey" By The Lumineers
0:21:10 > 0:21:15But the tears turn to excitement as their mates arrive to help.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16I'm like the supervisor.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21And the move wouldn't be complete
0:21:21 > 0:21:24without the perfect house-warming gift.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26There's bleach and polish.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Recycling is every week. If you don't recycle you'll get charged.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- You've got to recycle your nappies now.- Shut up.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Cheers for coming, lads.
0:21:35 > 0:21:42- God, it's mad, ain't it?- I know. Are you happy, though?- Yeah.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- Ish?- Half and half.- Why?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47I don't know, it's just nerve-racking, ain't it?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Back in Islington, Sam and Lara
0:21:50 > 0:21:53are facing a nerve-racking experience of their own.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Will their relationship stand up to the ultimate test -
0:21:57 > 0:22:00their very first supermarket trip.
0:22:02 > 0:22:08- What about...?- What about steak? Oh, half price.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- Get that one as well, then. - I'm not getting loads of steak.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14With Sam used to snacking on steak, how will he cope with a budget
0:22:14 > 0:22:18of less than £10 a day for the both of them?
0:22:18 > 0:22:23- No.- Why not?- Because that one is cheaper. That one is 95p.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- No Sam, they're £1.15. - All the others are.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- No, but you can only...- There's one thing you've got to let me have.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31OK, just one packet, then.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34It's clear reining in Sam's expensive tastes isn't going
0:22:34 > 0:22:35to be easy.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38You sure we don't want like those little things that go, "Shh"?
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- What does it do?- Shh.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44But has Lara managed to keep Sam on budget?
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- It's £63 and a penny. - Lovely, that's fine.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- £3.01 over.- That's good, ain't it? - Yeah.- That's about what we said.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58- We can frame that as our first shop together, yeah.- Thank you.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- Thank you for coming. - Thank you.- Cheers.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Now they're all set to whip up a gourmet budget meal.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10That's if they can get over one small glitch.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- Oh, there you are. It's on, look. Just look down here.- That's the oven.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19We haven't got a Scooby-Doo how to work this hob.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23I've never, ever seen a cooker... Oh, I'm Googling it.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Here you are, here you are, here you are.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Hey!
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Genius.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Sam's proved he's got brains as well as biceps.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38But can he impress Lara with his cooking skills?
0:23:38 > 0:23:41My nana's seen me cook before, a few times,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43but it is a bit of a rare occasion.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46I'm just kind of waiting for pasta to naturally cook in water
0:23:46 > 0:23:48that's not boiling.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Let me know if you need a hand.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53It feels weird me sitting down and you cooking dinner.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Sod all's happening and sod all's happening there, either.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58So it's just flopping.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01I'm sure it will be lovely, because it's made with love, isn't it?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05There you are, darling.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07It's really good, Sam.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Steak it's not, but for tonight veggie mince tastes just as good.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14It's not bad for what we had, is it?
0:24:14 > 0:24:15It's really nice.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Even if it is served a la paper plate and sauce pack.
0:24:19 > 0:24:20Have I done you proud?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Mm, very.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Best of all, they've still got dessert to come
0:24:25 > 0:24:28and it's guaranteed to be stomping footstep and interruption free.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45But the next morning, with Lara at work,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49it's not long before the harsh realities of domestic life kick in.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56She hasn't done anything yet. She ain't washed up.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I cooked and cleaned yesterday.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04I've got up in the morning, tidied up, did the bed, did the bathroom,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07made breakfast, washed and cleaned mine and her stuff.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10She ain't done nothing.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16But if Sam thinks Lara's bad, he should see Jaseleigh and Jack.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19It's day two and they are living in a war zone.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Oh, my God, look at the mess.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Oh, my knickers! I don't know where they are!
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Oh, my God, this is a nightmare.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Where are my knickers? I don't know where they are.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34The only thing they can find amongst the mess
0:25:34 > 0:25:37is Jaseleigh's hair straighteners, so Jack's putting them to good use.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43Get that sponge off my carpet now.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44Jack.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47With Jaseleigh's mum Julie haven taken care of all the food,
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Jack and Jase have never had to write a shopping list until now.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55How about food shopping? What's important?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Cheese.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- Cheese.- Ham.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03- That's it.- That's it?
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Well, it's a start.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- Cheese and ham - that's the week's shop?- Then we can pick up stuff along the way.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10We've got butter, we've got milk.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- Rolls.- I'm up for that.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Always up for a roll. Like stuffed peppers.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19I'll Google a recipe and see what we need to make...
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- I've always wanted a stuffed pepper, never had one.- With what?
0:26:22 > 0:26:23Chicken breast.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26If you get some chicken breast, I can make some fajitas then.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27Fajita kit, write that down.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Can we get Fray Bentos pies?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35But a girl needs to get her priorities right.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- Ah, fake tan, I need to get that. - Are you serious?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Jack, it's just gone.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- Food's more important than fake tan. - No, it's not.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46They've only been in the house a day
0:26:46 > 0:26:48when the Pontypridd search party arrives.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55- Have you missed us yet?- I haven't had a chance to miss you yet.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59And the couple are quick to show off their new-found shopping skills.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Yeah, I bought chicken goujons.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06No, we bought a big chicken thing, chicken platter thing, didn't we?
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Monday's chicken, Tuesday's chicken, Wednesday's chicken.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Right, we're going to make a move then, all right?- All right.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15So if you need anything, give us a ring.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18With the parents packed off, the couple make the most
0:27:18 > 0:27:23of their freedom in a time-honoured tradition - a house party.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- We are enjoying it.- Yeah, just enjoying the night.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28We've got all our friends here, so it should be a good night.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Living with Jase's parents had put the couple's social life on hold,
0:27:39 > 0:27:44so being able to invite mates round whenever they want is a big bonus.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46It's all going well so far.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48We've got the rest of the week to go through yet,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50so we'll see how we go.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53And they're not the only ones making the most of life without any
0:27:53 > 0:27:54watchful eyes.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58DOOR BUZZES
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Ah, there he is. What's happening, mate?
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Sam and Lara have a big night with their friends planned, too,
0:28:04 > 0:28:06but it's only their second day in the flat
0:28:06 > 0:28:09and Sam is worried about money.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11You want to see the money we've got left.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13It ain't good, mate.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15We were doing the budget and all that for the week, so we went
0:28:15 > 0:28:20on a shop, put money on our Oyster cards, and one has gone already.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23I think we've got £100 left now.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25It's getting a bit tight because if you think about it,
0:28:25 > 0:28:27there's two of us - that's £50 each -
0:28:27 > 0:28:30and we've got six days left. Well, five days left now.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- Ta-dah.- Hey, you all right, babe?
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- What are your plans?- He's on the booze, I'm on the orange juice.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38You've been out before, though, and it's been a messy turnout,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- so what about the money, then? You're not taking it all with you. - Why?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Because this is what we've got to live off for the rest of the week.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Well, you can have 40, then, and I'll keep 60.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Why do you keep the 60?
0:28:49 > 0:28:50I'm more responsible than you are.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Lara claims to be the responsible one.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57But while she hits a pricey bar...
0:28:58 > 0:29:00..Sam opts for pool for a pound.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05We was going to go for a bit of a mad night out
0:29:05 > 0:29:07but after having the realisation of getting a budget
0:29:07 > 0:29:10and all that, it hit me like a ton of bricks.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12And while Sam sticks to orange juice...
0:29:15 > 0:29:17..Lara and her mates work their way through not one,
0:29:17 > 0:29:19but two bottles of expensive wine.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27This is £20 and that is £20.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29And that's just for starters.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Lara's getting going on the dance floor...
0:29:37 > 0:29:39as Sam heads home to save the pennies.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44I feel good, knowing that I'm, you know, not going to wake up
0:29:44 > 0:29:47with a hangover and I've got a few more quid in my back pocket,
0:29:47 > 0:29:49do you know what I mean?
0:29:49 > 0:29:52And when Lara rolls in tipsy two hours later,
0:29:52 > 0:29:54she's in for a surprise.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56I can't believe you've done that.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01Sam has tidied up completely, cleaned everywhere,
0:30:01 > 0:30:04and has left me tea and biscuits on the side.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08You're so lovely.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13You're so cute, honestly... I love you.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16While Lara is still giddy on her pricey plonk...
0:30:18 > 0:30:21..in Wales, the hangover blues have hit homesick Jaseleigh hard.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28I missed my mum and dad loads this morning.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31And tomorrow's the first day I'm going to be here without Jack
0:30:31 > 0:30:33and I'm not looking forward to it at all, really.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Don't get upset.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41You have...you have Kaydee.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Don't get upset.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48With Jack working tomorrow, the prospect of being
0:30:48 > 0:30:52a stay-at-home mum in a strange town is unsettling Jase.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59It's the reality of Jack going back to work and me being here by myself
0:30:59 > 0:31:01and I haven't walked anywhere yet.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03I don't even know properly where we are.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06To help Jase feel more settled,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Jack takes the family on a tour of his home town.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12First up, meeting some of the locals in the park.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Rip it up and chuck it to them.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- Look!- What the hell is that big one, Jack?- I don't know.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22It looks like a heron or something, ain't it? Very odd.
0:31:22 > 0:31:2430 birds versus two of us.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27It's the first time we've ever done something like this, isn't it?
0:31:27 > 0:31:29- Yeah, it's great.- Come on.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33No, I'll have a heart attack. Jack, Jack, the geese is coming up.
0:31:33 > 0:31:34Jack, please, Jack.
0:31:36 > 0:31:37Jack, please Jack.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- You're such a drama queen. - You're a drama queen.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Sharing this with Jase and baby, we've never done anything
0:31:43 > 0:31:46like this before because we've never been able to where we lived, with
0:31:46 > 0:31:49her parents, but being up here, now we can do a lot more things
0:31:49 > 0:31:52together as a family, so it's good to be able to spend a lot more time
0:31:52 > 0:31:56doing nice things like this and not just sat in the house all week,
0:31:56 > 0:31:58waiting for a weekend where we can go and do something.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01But tomorrow, Jase will be home alone without Jack
0:32:01 > 0:32:04for the first time, so whilst one romantic day ends...
0:32:06 > 0:32:09..date night begins.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Oh, no, don't burn me.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- Do you know what you're doing? - Course I know what I'm doing.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Hoping to strike it lucky?
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Money might be tight, but romance comes first.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28- How much money have you got left for this tonight?- £10.
0:32:28 > 0:32:29Is that enough?
0:32:29 > 0:32:32I've already paid for the bowling.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33I've got £30.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41They have just £40 to last them another four days.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Can they keep it in their pocket tonight?
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- Give me five.- That was a shot.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- I'm starving.- What do you fancy?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Do you want a burger? I wonder how much it costs.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55A lot - it's massive!
0:32:56 > 0:32:57But the spending doesn't end there.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03By the end of the night they're down to almost nothing.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07We've spent, like, £38 but I love doing things.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10It makes me smile, it makes me happy.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12But with their entire budget almost blown,
0:33:12 > 0:33:14how long can this happiness last?
0:33:21 > 0:33:24The following morning, the fun is over
0:33:24 > 0:33:28and they're both feeling the effects of their splurge.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31The budget is nonexistent any more...I don't think.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Maybe we have, like, a tenner left.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35We have got two quid left.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38I think it's kind of difficult.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Me and Sam have never had to stick to a budget before.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44I think it's just a learning curve and I'll soon get to grips with...
0:33:44 > 0:33:47like sacrificing things, like going out with friends
0:33:47 > 0:33:49or going to the cinema or things like that
0:33:49 > 0:33:51and just having to sit at home.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I could live with the cooking and the cleaning and all that
0:33:54 > 0:33:56kind of stuff, that's not a problem to me, but it's the money.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59At the end of the day, I wouldn't be able to live being this skint.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10In Wales, it's reality check time for Jaseleigh, too.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Jack has gone to work, leaving her alone for the very first time,
0:34:14 > 0:34:18giving her the perfect opportunity to brush up on some domestic skills.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21With no Jack, Jaseleigh is now chief cook,
0:34:21 > 0:34:23cleaner and bottle-washer.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29But she doesn't need to do that all day.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31My friend's coming up and she's going to do my nails
0:34:31 > 0:34:34and my eyebrows because I haven't had a chance to do them for ages.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36She's doing it for free.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46I'm looking forward to
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Jase cooking my dinner in the nights, and going home to her.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55It's different being in your own house and in your own environment
0:34:55 > 0:34:57and she's cooked the dinner as well,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00so that just makes it a little bit better.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04With Jack finished for the day, Jase finally hits the kitchen.
0:35:04 > 0:35:10"Remove lid with tin opener and put open can on baking tray."
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Right, so I've just got to put the can in.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14I won't blow myself up, will I?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18I won't blow myself up.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Let's put it in like this.
0:35:31 > 0:35:32JACK: Hello.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- Jack, do you know the pie?- Yeah.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Do you cook it in the tin?
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Yeah, take the top off, for God's sake, or it will blow off.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Yeah, I have, I've took the top off.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47How am I supposed to put peas in this to drain the peas?
0:35:47 > 0:35:49The peas will just fall straight through it.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- How's it going?- Not too bad.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- It smells nice.- Thank you.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- You look nice.- Look at my hair and my eyebrows. My nails.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Ah, you've been busy today, haven't you?
0:36:16 > 0:36:17How was your first day without me?
0:36:17 > 0:36:19It was OK. I kept myself busy today.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22I think tomorrow's going to be a bit worser.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23- Worser?- Yeah.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26Oh, looks good.
0:36:28 > 0:36:29See if it passes the taste test.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Oh, that's good enough for me.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Back of the net, that was.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40It's a goal for Jase, as her new-found domestic goddess skills
0:36:40 > 0:36:42impress Jack.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44It's really nice to know that Jase has made an effort
0:36:44 > 0:36:47because she obviously put all the baby's clothes away, cleaned,
0:36:47 > 0:36:50cooked dinner, and she's playing with the baby, so, yeah,
0:36:50 > 0:36:54it's good to know that she's making an effort. I guess it's showing
0:36:54 > 0:36:57that she's getting used to the fact that we're living on our own now.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Living by ourselves, I don't know if I could go back living
0:37:02 > 0:37:06with my parents because, like, the freedom... It's hard, because
0:37:06 > 0:37:09you have to do everything yourself, but it's nice to have that freedom.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11What a difference a day makes.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Jase has transformed from the girl who couldn't be left home alone
0:37:14 > 0:37:19to an independent woman in just 12 hours.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22But back in the empty family home, are Mum and Dad enjoying
0:37:22 > 0:37:24their freedom as much as their daughter?
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- The house is cleaner.- I've got plenty of lagers left.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- Plenty of food left. - Plenty of food left.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33It's almost like silence in the house, ain't it?
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Yeah, but at the same time, you've got to decide if you like silence.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- That's right. Do we like silence? - We don't.
0:37:39 > 0:37:40I feel like I've been robbed.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43It does, exactly. That's what it feels like,
0:37:43 > 0:37:46like we've been robbed, cos it's like something's missing.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- I didn't realise how much my life had been on hold.- Yeah.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Because of having a kid so young,
0:37:52 > 0:37:56not really having time to ourselves first of all before we had
0:37:56 > 0:37:59been married and everything else. And it's only now...
0:37:59 > 0:38:04It's almost like a slap across the face. It's really, really strange.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06I don't think they'll come back now.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09I think they've had a taste of independence.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14It's a bitter-sweet taste for Mum and Dad.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Enjoying quality time together, they have to accept the possibility
0:38:17 > 0:38:20that their youngest daughter might not be coming home.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Back in Islington, after blowing their entire budget
0:38:25 > 0:38:29in the first few days, Sam and Lara are left facing a diet
0:38:29 > 0:38:31of Super Noodles and crisps.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36But they've just been made an offer they can't refuse.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41I rang my nan up just to see how she was
0:38:41 > 0:38:44and she said she's doing a roast.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Chicken and gravy, carrots and broccoli.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49You can't really turn down a roast, can you?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Yorkshire puddings and sweet potato.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54I'm so used to it. I think that's one of my biggest luxuries
0:38:54 > 0:38:57of living with my nan and that, where she always had a good shop.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- All right. How are you? You all right?- Uh-huh.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04We'd never have been able to afford it,
0:39:04 > 0:39:07if it wasn't for Jean cooking the Sunday roast.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11I'm so excited, my stomach's rumbling. This is so yummy.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13I could eat this ten times over.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Nan's roast chicken has never tasted so good.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19It's delicious, very yummy.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21But Nan and best friend Sheyna want to know
0:39:21 > 0:39:25whether it's the food or lack of money that's brought them back.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- So how much have you got left? - Zilch. That's why I'm stocking up.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- I'll be fasting for the next three days.- Probably a couple of pounds.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- No pennies at all?- I think we've got a couple of pounds.- That's all right
0:39:34 > 0:39:37because we're going to start dipping into the bill money now.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40You can't do that, because that's where you'll get into trouble.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42With just £2 to last them the rest of the week,
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Sam's taken Nan's advice and realised that if they've
0:39:45 > 0:39:48blown the budget we gave them, then there's only one thing for it.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- I'm here for the shoot.- He's going to have to make some more.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Wicked, thank you.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Well, because this week's budget was basically based on how many
0:40:03 > 0:40:06modelling jobs and stuff that I got last year, it's kind of
0:40:06 > 0:40:09put a bit of pressure on me to want to be busier, because I thought
0:40:09 > 0:40:12if this is a real-life situation, you know,
0:40:12 > 0:40:15if I didn't get any jobs for three months or something like that,
0:40:15 > 0:40:18I could be out the flat straight away. So there's a lot more pressure
0:40:18 > 0:40:22on making sure you're busy, making sure you're working all the time.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24And it's a good job he went cos Lara's just been out
0:40:24 > 0:40:27and blown their bill money.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29I got a nice little red bikini.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34And then I got a nice yellow and navy bikini, so the yellow
0:40:34 > 0:40:37and navy one goes with the flip-flops.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- How much did you spend on them bikinis?- 100.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42- A 100 quid...- Three bags. - ..on a bikini...- Two bikinis.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45..at this time when we're trying to do something like this?
0:40:45 > 0:40:46You've left us skint.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51Luckily, Sam's been busy arranging to bring in more bacon.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55I'm working tomorrow on a big shoot and then I've got a casting today,
0:40:55 > 0:40:57so I think it's picking up again.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00But Lara's not happy about how.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- You know I don't like you doing it, so...- It's about money.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Would you like it if it was the other way round
0:41:05 > 0:41:09- and I was doing, like, bikini or lingerie shoots?- Well, it depends.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Can you imagine if you was like the face of Victoria's Secret -
0:41:11 > 0:41:14I'd be well chuffed! La Senza!
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Can you imagine going past La Senza and just seeing you there?
0:41:17 > 0:41:21- It would be wicked!- If it was the other way round, you would hate it.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24I don't like the fact that other people see you the way I see you.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27Like, I hated it when you did stuff in your boxers because it's like
0:41:27 > 0:41:29I don't want other people seeing you like that.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33It should be how only I see you. Cos you're mine,
0:41:33 > 0:41:36and that is the only bit I have left to myself that nobody else can have.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38You have. You've got me to yourself.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- I know that.- Not pictures. - Well, that's how I feel.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Oh, I don't want to talk about this any more.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47For the first time all week, the pressures of living like Mum and Dad
0:41:47 > 0:41:49are starting to get to them both.
0:41:58 > 0:42:03While Lara heads out to cool down, Sam goes to let off some steam.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10My emotions are running high anyway, but I think that made it worse,
0:42:10 > 0:42:12but this is the first time really
0:42:12 > 0:42:16that we've been in each other's faces, like, 24/7 now.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19Lara over-reacts to small things.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23She's always been a drama queen, you know? But I suppose...
0:42:23 > 0:42:26I don't know, maybe in a way it's one of the things I like about her.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28I hate arguing with him.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31It does my head in. It must do his head in, and it ended up being
0:42:31 > 0:42:34more than what it should have been in the first place.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39While living alone is rocking the love boat in London...
0:42:42 > 0:42:44..back in South Wales,
0:42:44 > 0:42:48it looks like Jase has taken to her new freedom like a duck to water.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Do you think it's harder than what you expected?
0:42:50 > 0:42:53No, I think like it's easier, like, it's much more relaxed.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55I thought I'd be so stressed out all the time, every evening,
0:42:55 > 0:42:59because I stress over everything, but it's been all right so far.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- It's so much easier having your own space.- Yeah.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Jase is even thinking about getting a job
0:43:04 > 0:43:08and is going for a day's work experience at a travel agent's,
0:43:08 > 0:43:11leaving Jack at home with daughter Kaydee.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Yeah, looking forward to having her all day.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18I don't think I've really had her by myself ever since she's been born.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22But before she leaves for her big day, Jack receives some news.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25Our working tax credit has gone down. It's gone down to 20 quid.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27- Has it really?- I swear on my life.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32- Jack?- Yes, Jase!
0:43:35 > 0:43:39Jack's low income means the couple rely on working tax credits
0:43:39 > 0:43:40to help pay the rent,
0:43:40 > 0:43:42but after working a year full time,
0:43:42 > 0:43:44they've now been cut.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46It's a massive blow for the couple.
0:43:47 > 0:43:51Should be another 50 quid on it.
0:43:51 > 0:43:52You said 20's gone in.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56Yes, Jase, so we get 70 for working tax credits.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58I've got to sort this out, Jase.
0:44:00 > 0:44:02Good luck today.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05With Jase at work, it's down to Jack to sort out the problem.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10Looks like I've had my money stopped,
0:44:10 > 0:44:12so I'm not sure
0:44:12 > 0:44:16whether we're going to be able to keep on this house now because,
0:44:16 > 0:44:19obviously, we won't be able to afford it without that extra bit of money.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22And he wasn't wrong when he said he was calm under pressure.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25In a bid to keep their independence, he hits the phone to see
0:44:25 > 0:44:27if he can find a cheaper house.
0:44:28 > 0:44:29I've actually found three so far.
0:44:32 > 0:44:35- Kaydee.- Ah, who's that?
0:44:35 > 0:44:37- Did you miss me?- Mumma!
0:44:39 > 0:44:43- Did you miss me?- How did it go? - I missed you. It was all right.
0:44:43 > 0:44:47- It was all right?- Yeah.- Well? - I missed Kaydee as well as you.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50- Ah, did it go all right, though? - Yeah.- Yeah?
0:44:50 > 0:44:52Jack can't wait to tell Jase the good news.
0:44:52 > 0:44:58I found three houses, two for £350 a month.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01- Yeah.- And one for £360 a month. - Yeah.
0:45:01 > 0:45:04- And I've worked it out with the budget.- Yeah.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07- And it don't look too bad.- I don't want to talk about it.- Jase.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10I don't want to speak about this - you're getting me down and depressed.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12Jase, I've been waiting all day for you to come home
0:45:12 > 0:45:16- so I can talk to you about this. - Well, do whatever, I don't care.
0:45:16 > 0:45:17Well, you should care, Jase.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21Having just got her head around her new home,
0:45:21 > 0:45:24Jase isn't as keen to move as Jack had hoped.
0:45:24 > 0:45:28Today's definitely been the most stressful day of the whole experience.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31If it's a really nice house, we'll go and see it, but I have fell in love with this house.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34I just feel so comfy now. I don't want to move Kaydee
0:45:34 > 0:45:37around again. We'll have to move back with my parents.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43Ah, don't get upset now. Jase.
0:45:46 > 0:45:50While it's tough for Jack and Jase, back in London, Sam and Lara
0:45:50 > 0:45:52have put their money bust-up behind them,
0:45:52 > 0:45:55just in time for the end of their road test.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58You learn so much more about each other when it's just you two
0:45:58 > 0:46:02in the flat, so there's no-one else to turn to, there's nowhere else
0:46:02 > 0:46:05to go to. You're in each other's face all of the time.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07At least he's got a gorgeous face.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10After this week, I've definitely realised how much I've
0:46:10 > 0:46:13took advantage of my nan in the past, you know? In a way, it's kind
0:46:13 > 0:46:16of childish to think I'm 21 years old and I've always had
0:46:16 > 0:46:21her there for me, for, like, cooking, shopping, washing up, you know?
0:46:21 > 0:46:23And even just having a place rent free.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25I've definitely been taking
0:46:25 > 0:46:28advantage of that, so I think it's going to change a bit after this.
0:46:28 > 0:46:31And that's not all he's learnt from this week.
0:46:31 > 0:46:35It's definitely made me think twice about how much I spend
0:46:35 > 0:46:38and how easily I spend my money, you know? Like, I always think
0:46:38 > 0:46:41it's coming in, but it's not going to be that.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43When you're living by yourself, you've got other things to pay for
0:46:43 > 0:46:46and it'll definitely make me prioritise a bit more, I think.
0:46:46 > 0:46:50After blowing the budget, they ended the week totally skint,
0:46:50 > 0:46:52but there have been some benefits.
0:46:52 > 0:46:56I think our sex life has been fantastic, ain't it?
0:46:56 > 0:46:58- It's been wicked, ain't it? - Yeah, definitely.
0:46:58 > 0:47:01But even Sam has to admit that there's more to living together
0:47:01 > 0:47:03than sex.
0:47:03 > 0:47:06I've loved the week. I've loved having a little place with you.
0:47:06 > 0:47:10I think it's definitely made me know, like, I could live with you.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13- Ah.- I could put up with her. couldn't I?
0:47:13 > 0:47:19- No.- No?- Maybe it's made me learn that I could put up with you.- Yeah.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21So, while they make their big decision,
0:47:21 > 0:47:24Nan is having a look at how their week has gone.
0:47:24 > 0:47:28Yesterday, Lara comes in with a little treat for herself -
0:47:28 > 0:47:29two bikinis.
0:47:29 > 0:47:34Well, I'm surprised it's Lara that's spent the money and not Sam.
0:47:34 > 0:47:38It seems that Sam's thinking now more about money
0:47:38 > 0:47:43and Lara's just gone and frittered it.
0:47:43 > 0:47:47So, after a week of revelations, will Sam and Lara move out for good
0:47:47 > 0:47:49or go back home to Nan?
0:47:49 > 0:47:51Hi.
0:47:51 > 0:47:54- How are you?- All right?
0:47:56 > 0:48:01- I've been watching you on the laptop.- Have you seen us?
0:48:01 > 0:48:05Yeah, I've seen you and I was quite impressed because you was very good.
0:48:05 > 0:48:09Yeah, you've impressed. I've watched him washing up and clearing up
0:48:09 > 0:48:13and tidying and making you tea and biscuits when you came in
0:48:13 > 0:48:18from your night out, and I'm quite impressed that you have managed
0:48:18 > 0:48:20and you've managed as good as you have.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23I think it has made me think twice about what I spend money on, though.
0:48:23 > 0:48:26- I will try and budget my money now. - That's good, that's good.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28- I've been budgeting well, you know? - You can budget well.
0:48:28 > 0:48:31I've really budgeted well this whole week. Food and getting to work,
0:48:31 > 0:48:35- that's all I've spent my money on, really.- We've loved this week.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38- You've liked it, you've enjoyed it? - Yeah. More than anything, I think
0:48:38 > 0:48:42- I've learnt that I could definitely live with Lara.- Ah.
0:48:43 > 0:48:47- You could.- Me and Lara have got something to tell you.- What?
0:48:51 > 0:48:54We would love to stay there. We just don't have the money.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57If we had a full-time job, I think we definitely would be able
0:48:57 > 0:49:00to afford it more because we don't earn enough at the moment.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02It's not that, but once the rent and the bills have come out,
0:49:02 > 0:49:03to live off something...
0:49:03 > 0:49:06No-one in their right mind who's got a normal job at our age
0:49:06 > 0:49:09- can afford to live...- No, I know.
0:49:09 > 0:49:12..in London, period, unless you're living in a squat.
0:49:12 > 0:49:16I can't live my life thinking, going to work,
0:49:16 > 0:49:19doing a job I don't want to do, for money to live in a place I don't
0:49:19 > 0:49:22want to be in, do you know what I mean? And getting old and teaching
0:49:22 > 0:49:25your kids to do the same thing - it's no way to live your life at all.
0:49:25 > 0:49:29If you want a place, the pair of you, you've just really
0:49:29 > 0:49:33got to save, you've got to put money away, so you can learn.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36- Of course.- Good.- I'm a changed man. - Definitely life experience.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38You've changed?
0:49:38 > 0:49:41- I'm finding it hard to believe, but it's true.- He's changed.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44- Definitely a life experience, though.- Good.
0:49:44 > 0:49:46I'm very glad for now that he's coming back.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49You know, he seems to be happy
0:49:49 > 0:49:55and he seems to agree with Lara that he's got to start being a bit
0:49:55 > 0:50:01more responsible, and I think he will. Hopefully. Hopefully.
0:50:03 > 0:50:07If you're coming back...there have got to be some ground rules.
0:50:07 > 0:50:12Are you going to pick up your towels which you just leave on the floor?
0:50:12 > 0:50:14Yeah, I'll pick my towels up.
0:50:14 > 0:50:16And are you going to pick up your clothes a bit more?
0:50:16 > 0:50:19- Yes. Can I ask one thing off you? - Yes, darling, yes.
0:50:19 > 0:50:22When me and Lara are in my bedroom,
0:50:22 > 0:50:26you're not allowed to burst in at any given time.
0:50:26 > 0:50:28I don't think I do burst in. Sometimes I...
0:50:28 > 0:50:31You knock, then come in.
0:50:31 > 0:50:35We have got half a second of privacy to jump off each other
0:50:35 > 0:50:37- before you come in. - Oh, for goodness' sake.
0:50:37 > 0:50:39Too much information. Don't be rude.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42We could be cuddling, watching a film.
0:50:42 > 0:50:47I'd love to move in with Sam one day. Some time soon, hopefully.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49I'd move in with you tomorrow if I could.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52So, it's back to Nan's for Sam and Lara.
0:51:10 > 0:51:13And what about Jack and Jaseleigh?
0:51:13 > 0:51:16Tomorrow is the end of their road test, but after their tax credits
0:51:16 > 0:51:19were cut, they can't afford the house they're in.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21Will a cheaper place be the answer?
0:51:21 > 0:51:24- It's not as nice as ours, is it? - It's not, no.
0:51:26 > 0:51:27Not liking it at all.
0:51:27 > 0:51:30No, the bathroom is not very nice.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32Still attached to their expensive house,
0:51:32 > 0:51:35Jase can't see past the interesting decor.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38Plus, there's Chinese stuff on the wall.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41Who knows what that says? It could be cursed, know what I mean?
0:51:41 > 0:51:44I think we're going to go back now, have a look at our budget
0:51:44 > 0:51:46and see what the best plan is.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48So with their finances still up in the air
0:51:48 > 0:51:51and decision time tomorrow, will they pay the high price
0:51:51 > 0:51:56of freedom or go running back to the Hotel of Mum and Dad?
0:51:56 > 0:51:59With the tax credits, I think it's made our decision a lot more
0:51:59 > 0:52:02difficult because, obviously, we've had our money cut substantially
0:52:02 > 0:52:04and it's going to be a lot harder
0:52:04 > 0:52:08if we do decide to move out and live by ourselves.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11I was scared, more than anything, about not knowing what to expect,
0:52:11 > 0:52:13obviously leaving my parents,
0:52:13 > 0:52:16because they've always been there to protect me, and moving up here.
0:52:16 > 0:52:19I have to just protect myself and I'm going to have to protect
0:52:19 > 0:52:23my family now, even though I'm only 19, but I'm not a kid.
0:52:23 > 0:52:26I think we're just going to have to sit down, have a good talk
0:52:26 > 0:52:29and see what our plan of attack is and see
0:52:29 > 0:52:33whether we think it's right to move out or whether we don't think
0:52:33 > 0:52:35we're ready, and we move back in with Jase's parents.
0:52:38 > 0:52:39Before they hear the decision,
0:52:39 > 0:52:43John and Julie get to see how the couple have coped for the week.
0:52:46 > 0:52:48They're a couple starting out on life.
0:52:48 > 0:52:52- It's hard going. Their tax credits have been cut.- £50.
0:52:52 > 0:52:57- 50 quid - that's a lot a week, that's a lot of money.- Yeah.
0:52:57 > 0:53:01It's just more pressure on them moving out, you know, basically.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04The odds are against them at their age. There's no two ways about it.
0:53:11 > 0:53:15- Has it been a good experience? - Yeah, definitely.
0:53:15 > 0:53:19It was better than I thought it would. I thought that I'd be a lot more stressed.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22So what's been better than you thought it would be?
0:53:22 > 0:53:25- Just being on your own? - Yeah, yeah.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28Biggest problem we've had really is the working tax credits being cut,
0:53:28 > 0:53:30but I went on housing benefit
0:53:30 > 0:53:33and it says I'm entitled to £30 a week housing benefit.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35Yeah, that's something.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38£30 a week, it's not... Every little helps, doesn't it?
0:53:41 > 0:53:44- All in all, it's been a really good week, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49Probably the biggest question now... Biggest experience
0:53:49 > 0:53:52of your lifetime, you've had a week apart from us.
0:53:52 > 0:53:55Have you come to a decision what you're going to do, like?
0:53:57 > 0:54:01Right, we thought about this long and hard and worked out all
0:54:01 > 0:54:04the money and everything. We've decided we'll stay in this house.
0:54:04 > 0:54:08Kaydee's settled in great, so we don't really want to
0:54:08 > 0:54:10have to move her, but, no, we really liked the house.
0:54:10 > 0:54:14I'm really proud of you guys, especially Jack. Good man.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18Well done, guys.
0:54:20 > 0:54:24From pampered princess to liberated lady, Jase has come a long way
0:54:24 > 0:54:28in one week, and is finally moving out of home for good.
0:54:30 > 0:54:33I know money's going to be a bit tight now for us
0:54:33 > 0:54:37but I really think it's going to be worth it in the long run,
0:54:37 > 0:54:40having a nice house for me, Jase and Kaydee.
0:54:40 > 0:54:44The decision they made was the one I expected and I'm glad, as well.
0:54:44 > 0:54:47Much as we miss them, I'm glad they feel that they can move on,
0:54:47 > 0:54:49they're confident enough to.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51So, just best of luck to them.
0:54:51 > 0:54:54It's such a big decision to make.
0:54:54 > 0:54:57I didn't realise how big it was till we had to make it.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59They're just really proud of us that we've managed to get
0:54:59 > 0:55:04our own house now and we're getting our lives started together.
0:55:16 > 0:55:18Next time on the Hotel Of Mum And Dad,
0:55:18 > 0:55:21we have a pampered princess and her boring boyfriend...
0:55:21 > 0:55:26When we first got together, my family used to call him Boring Barry.
0:55:26 > 0:55:27We met through a friend,
0:55:27 > 0:55:30and then I kind of got a bit obsessed with Barry.
0:55:30 > 0:55:34It was a bit weird at first. Stalking me all the time,
0:55:34 > 0:55:36always coming to see me. "Oh, God, there she is again."
0:55:36 > 0:55:39..and a pair of spend-aholic party animals.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42All we spend our money on is going out drinking with our friends.
0:55:42 > 0:55:44How will any of them cope out in the real world?
0:55:44 > 0:55:47- We're both drunk. - What's wrong with you, Barry?
0:55:47 > 0:55:49- That's skanky.- It's disgusting.
0:55:49 > 0:55:51Oh, I've got no time for this.
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