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00:02Rich holidays
00:03Look at that!
00:05I can't imagine waking up to that every morning!
00:07Are the stuff of dreams
00:08Oh my God!
00:10We've got our own plunge post days!
00:12But can cheap getaways
00:15be just as fun?
00:17I'm having a good time!
00:18I'm not getting in that!
00:20For the first time, wealthy jet-setters
00:22This is the life!
00:24And hard-up holiday-makers
00:26They do look really posh
00:28Travel together
00:29on two wildly different trips
00:32Do you guys drink alcohol?
00:34No
00:34At all?
00:35No
00:35To experience each other's idea of the perfect break
00:39The universe is really powerful
00:41If only positivity could pay the bills
00:43Can the rich rough it?
00:44There is no way on God's green earth
00:46that you or me are going in this
00:48Can the less wealthy stomach lavish luxury?
00:52I'm going to be sick
00:53I hate that you made me touch seafood
00:55How about that?
00:56And at the end
00:56A hundred and thirty-four thousand
00:59You could buy my house
01:00and landscape my garden
01:02Will one family's holiday heaven
01:05Give me off, give me off, give me off, give me off
01:07Be another's holiday hell?
01:09Yes, get mashed up
01:10Absolutely not
01:11This is possibly going to be the worst holiday I've ever been on
01:19The Welsh Valleys
01:21Home to this fun-loving duo
01:25BFF's Nina and Taylor
01:27We're like an old married couple
01:29We literally argue like cat and dog
01:31But it's nothing but love
01:33And it's just a great lot of fun
01:35And the arguments never my fault
01:37They're always yours
01:37It goes there
01:38Yeah
01:39These twenty-somethings have been inseparable
01:41Since they met at work five years ago
01:44What have you won?
01:45I won some sweets
01:46And you didn't
01:48I know that
01:49There's no
01:49We non-stop giggle
01:51Absolutely not
01:52Thank you
01:53I won it
01:53No, but let me have the
01:55We are children at heart
01:58It's a fun aspect
01:59But it's also a downfall in work
02:02Yeah, no
02:02I'm just going to pop in a brief hole
02:04Give me two seconds
02:04Nina and Taylor work in customer services for an insurance company
02:10But it's no laughing matter
02:12They struggle to get by
02:14And like 1.5 million other Gen Zers
02:17They've racked up a mountain of debt
02:19I'm, I'd say about £60,000 into student loan debt
02:23Which I'm paying back
02:24And I've now realised the consequences of that
02:27I feel very financially trapped
02:29Have you got a eight?
02:31I have
02:32Oh my god, thank you
02:34Unable to afford to buy or rent their own space
02:36These young adults live with their respective parents
02:40Paying rent and their share of food bills
02:43I'd say I'm definitely skint
02:45And I look at my bank the first day I get paid
02:47And then I'm happy
02:48And the second day when all the bills have come out
02:51I'm very unhappy
02:54With a combined weekly disposable income of just £50
02:57Holidays are cheap but cheerful
03:00My holidays are usually somewhere cheaper ways
03:03So it can be a cabin, it can be a caravan, it can be a tent
03:07Expensive food and expensive wine isn't important
03:09You can cook a nice meal if you have the skills
03:13As well as giving him a £60,000 degree debt
03:16University also educated Taylor in low cost living
03:20I usually do a pot noodle sandwich
03:22Yum
03:24Carb on carb, fills you up for the day and it tastes great
03:27And trust me, it's a culinary masterpiece
03:29Tell me how you think
03:31I'm quite surprised it's not Michelin starred yet
03:33It wasn't disgusting and it wasn't horrible
03:36Fair enough
03:38So, what are the pals expecting from a holiday swap with rich strangers?
03:43When rich people go on holidays
03:44You know, I don't think they do get stuck into like activities
03:47And going out and doing things
03:49To me, it's not just sitting by a beach all day, every day
03:52Do you know when you see those holidays all over your social media
03:56Is it actually all that good?
03:58Am I really missing out?
03:59Is it really going to be that much better?
04:02When you're in like a five star hotel
04:03You know, with your embroidered dressing gown
04:05But is the embroidered dressing gown worth it?
04:09It might be, yeah
04:11Only one way to find out
04:12You took the words right out of my mouth
04:16Go 200 miles east and you reach Essex
04:20Cheers
04:20Cheers
04:22Where bling is king for single mom of three, Zoe
04:25And her bestie, Victoria
04:28What do you think they're going to make of us?
04:30Well, I think they'll probably find you a bit too much
04:34I think we'd better like to have fun
04:36Which, who doesn't?
04:37Yeah, Victoria makes me look normal
04:40We just get on
04:42There's no judgement
04:43It's just have fun
04:45It's just easy
04:47Everywhere you look in Zoe's Desres
04:49Shouts money
04:52But she was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth
04:55After years of 90 hour weeks as a banker
04:57She retired to set up an award-winning dog breeding business
05:01I was a banker for a long time
05:03And a stock investor and property investor
05:06And now I am a dog breeder
05:09But a good dog breeder
05:10A breeder with a difference
05:11I charge a lot
05:13Sometimes the price of a car
05:17Zoe's income puts her firmly in the UK's wealthiest 1%
05:21As her bank balance has grown
05:23So has her love of the finer things in life
05:25This Gucci bag
05:26I think was one of my first bags that I bought
05:28They cost thousands
05:30I work really hard
05:31I get up at five
05:32And I carry on working until about midnight
05:35And yeah, I play hard as well
05:37Why not?
05:38It's what we do it for, right?
05:39Like Zoe, Victoria also enjoys the A-list lifestyle
05:43Spending a lot of money keeping themselves in shape
05:46And looking fabulous
05:48As for holidays
05:53For them, five stars isn't enough
05:55And champagne is a drink for breakfast
05:58We did a holiday in America
06:00Which we probably spent around £20,000, £25,000
06:03We also did a cruise a couple of years ago
06:06Which was about £16,000
06:07And nothing gets in the way of a good time
06:10Ibiza was brilliant
06:12Although I was three weeks post-surgery
06:14A boob reduction lift
06:16And a little bit of lipo
06:17And decided to jump on a plane
06:19And join the party
06:20Charlie was walking around like this
06:24So, what would be their idea of holiday hell?
06:28Caravan or camping holiday
06:29It's cold, it's wet outside
06:32It hasn't stopped raining
06:34Like, that would be my idea of hell
06:37It's the moment of truth
06:39So, where do you think we're going?
06:40I have no idea
06:41Right, should we open it then?
06:42We might as well
06:43Yeah, I think you should open it
06:45I'd be happy with like a caravan, cabin, campsite
06:49I literally don't mind
06:50The pairs will be spending a week together
06:53But on two very different trips
06:55First to be road tested
06:57Is the Cheap As Chips Gen Z style break
07:00You are off to...
07:03Suffolk!
07:04OK
07:04To stay in wooden cabins with shared bathrooms
07:07For a mixture of outdoor activities
07:09And inside entertainment
07:11Wrap up warm and be ready for anything
07:15Cool
07:17Zoe's not impressed
07:19Zoe's not happy
07:20So, what do you think the rich people are going to think?
07:23I don't know if they'd appreciate the shared bathrooms
07:25Shared kitchen
07:26You don't get that in five-star hotels, do you?
07:28No!
07:28I can't really deal with other people's smells
07:31No
07:32Yeah, totally
07:35Under the radar, places like Suffolk
07:37Are hundreds of pounds cheaper than big-hitting holiday hotspots like Devon or Cornwall
07:43Close enough to the coast for some seaside fun
07:46This value-glamping resort with shared facilities also embraces nature
07:53Win, win, win
07:54Win, win, win
07:55Indoor activities, outdoor activities
07:57Pottle sandwich
07:58It's cool
08:00Yeah!
08:02HE LAUGHS
08:07It's day one
08:09And on their four-hour drive from Wales
08:11Taylor's already on a mission
08:13We're here to enjoy ourselves
08:14And we're hopefully here to teach the rich couple how to enjoy themselves with little to no money
08:21But he's got his work cut out
08:23Oh, sorry
08:23Oh, thank God
08:27Oh, God
08:28Oh, God
08:28Oh, my God
08:29It's like, they're like actual sheds
08:30Back to Essex
08:33Where the hell are we?
08:35Is someone else going to take the cases, or?
08:37This is a joke
08:38The pairs are meeting for the first time at their low-cost self-catering accommodation
08:43That's the toilet, Zoe
08:45What?
08:46That's the toilet
08:47Oh, shut up
08:49So, when I want to go to the toilet in the middle of the night
08:52Oh, my God
08:52I've got to come right out here
08:53Oh, my God
08:55Oh, don't
08:56I think it looks like a kitchen
08:57Stop it
08:58Oh
08:59That is not a kitchen
09:01But first, they need to check into their no-frills wood cabins
09:05Oh, my God
09:06Is this our pod?
09:07Is this it?
09:08Oh, my God
09:09Oh, my God, Zoe
09:11I generally didn't even know these places existed
09:13No
09:13Where they just put two beds in a shed
09:18Oh, my God, Zoe
09:19I genuinely didn't realise it would be this bad, did you?
09:22No
09:22It's not a swish villa in Ibiza, if that's what you mean
09:24Where am I doing my hair, then?
09:26Where am I plugging my tongs in?
09:28Where's the mirror?
09:29I'm so happy
09:31It's sexy
09:34We're going to have to just laugh our way through it
09:36Yeah
09:36Look at the lake, the lake's lovely
09:39As for Nina and Taylor
09:40Yeah, this is just really nice
09:42It is really cute
09:43This is one of the nicest places I've been to in a while
09:45Yeah
09:46It's a decent size
09:47It's nice views
09:48There's things to do
09:49There's nothing wrong with this at all
09:51And it's nice, this is what me and Nina enjoy
09:53It is basic beyond basic
09:55I mean, you've got to walk to the toilets
09:57And walk to the kettle
09:59And walk to everything
10:01Through mud and crap
10:03But their holiday hell
10:05Hiya
10:06Is Nina and Taylor's holiday heaven
10:09Hello
10:10How are you?
10:11I'm good, you okay?
10:12Do we do hugs?
10:13Yeah, that's fine
10:13I'm Victoria
10:14Nice to meet you, my name's Taylor
10:15Nice to meet you, Taylor
10:16Nice to meet you, Nina
10:17I would say Victoria and Zoe are quite glamorous
10:20When we turned up, Victoria's got her fur coat on
10:22You can clearly tell that there is a massive wealth divider
10:25It's probably not something that they're used to
10:27What do you guys think of it so far?
10:31Erm...
10:31I think it's terrible
10:32To be honest, I'm not gonna lie
10:35Any reason why?
10:37How long have you got?
10:38To me, that is...
10:40It's exceeded my expectations
10:42It's a lot worse than I ever thought it would be
10:45A lot worse than I ever could imagine
10:47She was very quick to say that she didn't like it
10:50She was very forthcoming in exactly what her thoughts were
10:52So they're just gonna have to get used to it and hopefully embrace it
10:55What do you do?
10:57I am an award-winning breeder of luxurious dogs
11:01Oh my God
11:02It's just a hobby, cos I was a banker back in the day
11:05Yeah
11:06And that's where I made my money from banking
11:08They both seem to be, like, successful in their own roles
11:11I mean, they've made their money, they've earned their bag
11:14They can go and do whatever they want
11:16So we're both working insurance
11:17Oh, do you?
11:19Wow!
11:19Not as fun as the lucrative dog business
11:22No
11:23We work really hard for what we get
11:25And it's obviously not thousands and thousands
11:27I would love to say that we can drop thousands of pounds on a holiday
11:30Which is why we've come here
11:31This is probably what we would do as a usual holiday
11:34We could save a lot of money and still have fun
11:36And there's another bombshell for Zoe and Victoria
11:39They've got to survive on the besties usual holiday budget
11:4320, 40, 60, 80, 100 pounds
11:49That's 25 pounds per person for four days
11:52I'm very shocked that that's the budget we've been given
11:55So it's like all our groceries and...
11:58Everything
11:58Okay, activities as well?
12:00Yes
12:00Yes
12:00Oh, okay
12:01I think we've set the budget low but the bar high on this holiday
12:05So let's see if they can follow it
12:07It's our holiday so it's our rules
12:09I just want you to get stuck in and like at least try everything once
12:13I'm looking around, I don't know what you're going to come up with for activities
12:17Yeah, we are intrigued
12:17Because what is there to even do?
12:19Very intrigued
12:19It is just not my vibe at all
12:23Coming up, there's rough rides
12:26It's going to be a short-lived bit of fun, isn't it?
12:29And disaster dinners
12:30I tell you, you're really starting to grate on me now with all this rule stuff
12:38Two hard-up Gen Zedders
12:40Indoor activities, outdoor activities
12:42Pottle sandwich
12:43Win, win, win
12:44Win, win, win
12:45Are swapping holidays with two glam mums from Essex
12:48Cheers
12:49I'm very shocked that that's the budget we've been given
12:52In a clash of wealth and generations, they're off to a bad start
12:56I'm not going to lie, it's terrible
12:58It's a lot worse than I ever thought it would be
13:03It's day two in Suffolk
13:05Where Zoe and Victoria have survived a night without their usual super king-sized beds
13:10I didn't enjoy having to get up and go to that toilet at 4.30 this morning
13:14No, same
13:15I wonder what we're going to be doing today
13:17Something in the mud
13:20For Nina and Taylor, it's all water off a duck's back
13:23It is nice
13:24I would love to sit here all day, look, barbecue
13:26You can clearly tell that they're not really embracing it fully, are they?
13:30It's a little bit annoying because obviously that's what me and Nina do when we're on holidays
13:34Oh, it's disgusting
13:36I've got the mud
13:37Don't fall over
13:38That means no marble en-suites for their five-star companions
13:43Oh God, oh look at the floor, oh my God
13:47So there's one toilet
13:49Two showers
13:50How does this work?
13:52And there's four of us
13:54For a start, that's without any of the other people
13:57Yeah, it's not ideal
13:59It's not just the shared bathrooms they'll need to get used to
14:02Hi guys
14:03Hi
14:04Hello
14:04There won't be any splashing out on the holiday entertainment either
14:08So the activities we're doing on the holiday are
14:11Yes
14:12Fishing on the deck
14:14You are joking
14:16Yeah
14:16You just not like fishing at all, have you done it before?
14:19Yeah, I do it with the boys
14:20But I still find it really boring
14:22What are we waiting for?
14:24Catch a fish hopefully
14:25Oh no
14:27All the fun of the fair
14:28The fun of the fair sounds good
14:30Is there a town nearby maybe?
14:31Yeah, they go to the pub down the road
14:34Nice lunch
14:35Nice
14:36And come back and feed the ducks
14:37Lovely
14:38I don't think a pub lunch is in the budget
14:42Together they have just £200 for food and activities
14:46Plus one takeaway treat
14:48You come with me
14:49Yeah
14:50Do you two want to grab some food as well?
14:52Yeah, we'll go
14:53We'll go
14:53Nina and Taylor have allocated just £50 for groceries
14:59But can they put the brakes on the big spenders?
15:03Then we'll keep a track on how much we're spending
15:05Yeah
15:06We have to stick to this £48
15:08£1.39
15:10Cheap cheerful
15:11Okay
15:12And in a budget driven role reversal
15:14Put some carrots
15:16Old broccoli
15:17I don't think
15:18Right, Zoe
15:19I think we need to say to the budget
15:20I don't want to add in too much too quick
15:22Because we've already now just got in there
15:23Round of beans
15:24Nina and Taylor must play mum and dad
15:26We want cheap and easy
15:28I don't think
15:28Give her like £1 something
15:30She was just kind of grabbing everything that she would usually eat
15:33We'll have the broccoli
15:34I don't think we need parsnips
15:35Yeah?
15:36No?
15:37No
15:37They were a lot more expensive than your basic produce
15:40So a few packets of these maybe?
15:42Can we have a toberone? Here's £8
15:44That will leave you with £4 for every other food
15:48Every other meal
15:50I'm not very good at being told what to do
15:52I do feel like I'm getting told off, you know, by my parents and stuff
15:55And it's not, yeah, it's not something we're used to
15:57£12 for the whole shop
15:58For the whole holiday each
16:00I mean, that is ridiculous
16:02Not go far at all
16:03Not in my world
16:04No
16:06But in Taylor's world
16:07There's even room for some Bombay bad boys
16:10There is one thing we forgot
16:12Pot noodles
16:14Oh
16:14I don't need
16:15Yeah, I don't need a pot noodle either
16:16If you want to get yourself a pot noodle
16:19Obviously that's cool
16:20Come on, Nina, let's go and get a pot noodle
16:21Yeah, well I'm not eating a pot noodle
16:22You will try it
16:23And I know you will like it
16:24Go Taylor
16:27As Knight draws in on the campsite
16:30It turns out Taylor wasn't joking
16:32Dinner with a smile
16:34His special is on the menu
16:37Just take a bite
16:38A bite
16:43Take a bite
16:44Oh, that is grim
16:47Oh my God
16:50Actually, it's really nice though
16:51Try it
16:53Mmm
16:53Oh my God
16:55Mmm
16:56The reason why I make this
16:58I know it's not the best
16:59But you've got to think
17:01Obviously we went shopping today
17:02So, you know, you can get a loaf of bread for 70p
17:05You can get a pack of noodles for 30, 40p
17:07So, it's a pound for a meal that's decent
17:10You know, that's how I save money
17:12Yeah, I get that
17:14When you go out for a food shop
17:15What would you spend?
17:18So, I do like a big shop
17:21I don't know, 300 pounds
17:24400 pounds a week, maybe
17:26I have about 100 to 150 pounds a month
17:29To kind of
17:30That's my kind of disposable income
17:32To do anything else
17:34It's surprising to obviously see
17:35That you spend 200, 300, 400 pound on a food shop
17:37Yeah
17:38What we do, we're not doing this
17:40Because we want to
17:41It's because we kind of need to
17:44It's quite sad
17:45To think that
17:47He could be my little boy
17:48He's only young
17:50And he's having to eat
17:52A pot noodle sandwich
17:54Because that's all he can afford
17:56That cuts quite deep with me
17:58It's really humbling
17:59To be fair
18:01We don't eat lavishly
18:02We don't eat amazing food
18:04Because we still try and make our money stretch
18:06And I think they really kind of
18:07I got that across to them
18:09But despite Taylor's hopes
18:11The next morning
18:12Morning, morning
18:14Hiya!
18:15Zoe and Victoria have a confession to make
18:20Guys, let's just get this out of the way
18:21Erm
18:24I've got something to tell you
18:26Go on
18:26So
18:28Am I going to be disappointed?
18:30Well I don't know
18:31If you hear me to the end
18:32You might not be
18:33So basically
18:35We were really hungry
18:36And we didn't have enough money in the thing
18:38So we sneaked out last night
18:39And we got some snacks
18:42But
18:43We have saved you some
18:45So it's been a piece of offering
18:46We've got like a donut in here
18:48Erm
18:50Two twirls
18:50You know you agreed that this is our holiday hour rules
18:53Yeah
18:53And we went food shopping yesterday
18:55We spoke about that we can't have the chocolate
18:57We have to stick to a budget
18:58And you've kind of gone against it
19:00Yeah I know
19:00Finding out that Zoe and Victoria spent £15 on snacks
19:04Was quite frankly rude and annoying
19:07Because they said that they were
19:09They were going to stick by the rules
19:10But then they didn't
19:11It's kind of a slap in the face
19:13Yeah
19:13I get that
19:13Because you've gone against what we've said
19:16Yeah
19:16Erm
19:17Yeah I feel terrible
19:18The experience is meant to be you living on our budget
19:21And doing the way that we do our holidays
19:26Right
19:27Well
19:28We are really sorry
19:30Yeah we didn't mean to upset you obviously
19:32Erm
19:33No we won't do it again
19:34No
19:34We won't
19:35You promise this time?
19:36Yeah
19:36We won't do it again
19:37I love Taylor and Nina
19:39But I think they went right over the top about that
19:41Come on then guys
19:42Let's go
19:45With food frictions threatening to spoil the vacation vibe
19:49Will a change of scene lift the mood?
19:52Here we are
19:54They head nearby to Clacton-on-Sea
19:56Boasting the UK's biggest pleasure pier
19:59For some classic Brit budget leisure
20:03Yeah
20:04This is our idea of a little fun cheap day out
20:07Because we don't have to spend a lot of money
20:09But you can still have fun
20:10It's all about the laughs you have
20:11And kind of you know the memories you're making
20:13It's not my idea of a break
20:17Yeah I'd rather go to London
20:19Go to some nice restaurants or a spa maybe
20:22If we're just going to have a weekend away together
20:23Yeah
20:24Just us
20:24Would not come here
20:25Okay well it's our holiday
20:28So our rules
20:29I have our budget
20:30Okay
20:31Which is
20:32£10 per person
20:33Oh wow
20:34It's going to be a short lived bit of fun isn't it?
20:37You can make a stretch
20:38And there's another yummy pot noodle for Dins too
20:42But first off
20:43A spin on the arcades
20:44See it's quite relaxing isn't it?
20:46Yeah
20:46Therapy tick
20:49Winner
20:51Well done
20:51I'm so proud
20:52Well done
20:53And surprise surprise
20:55The penny starts to drop on Zoe and Victoria's holiday experiment
20:59I think Victoria and I have different tastes to Taylor and Nina
21:04This toy is on the edge
21:05Do you reckon I'm going to get it? Look
21:06We are worlds apart
21:08Hold on
21:08Just become a millionaire
21:11Which makes this whole experience so much more interesting
21:15Getting to know different people from different worlds
21:20Next it's time to buckle up
21:23Go on let's go
21:25As suddenly the rich friends can't get enough fun of the fair
21:30Go go go go go go
21:35Get up from behind Taylor
21:36I think the competitiveness got to them a little bit too much
21:39And I think they took it quite seriously
21:44But it was enjoyable from all of us
21:47Winners! Winners!
21:49Joey and Victoria kind of warmed up to it at the end
21:51Because we were all having a laugh
21:52It's just always nice to do different things
21:55And yeah I'm glad we did it
21:56I enjoyed it
21:57I've really enjoyed today
21:58Yeah me too
22:00But so far
22:01The cheapest chips food has proved a thorny issue
22:05I'm absolutely starving Taylor
22:08And it's down to Taylor to dish out the dinner money
22:11We have got a budget for food
22:13Yeah
22:14And the budget is £4 each for food
22:18OK
22:18OK
22:19OK
22:19Shall we go and have a look?
22:20Yeah
22:21What's the point?
22:22You can get a lot for £4
22:26Oh my god
22:28That is ridiculous
22:31You can't even eat
22:32All I can get is a bag of chips
22:34You can get a regular bag of chips with £2.90 in the drink
22:36Yeah it was half past two I've been eating since breakfast
22:39It's the way you budget your food now
22:40You've got £4
22:41How would you budget it?
22:42And we can't go over budget
22:43You and your budget?
22:45Our holiday hour rules
22:46Taylor you're really starting to grate on me now
22:48To be honest with all this rules stuff
22:52But I'm literally starving
22:54I think Zoe's reaction was a tiny, tiny bit extreme
22:57I feel like £4 for lunch is a normal amount of money
22:59I mean it's a meal deal in a shop
23:01Or it's just something quick
23:02It's just a snack to keep you filled
23:04Yeah it's just quite upsetting
23:05It's quite annoying as well
23:07You just don't want to stick to your rules
23:09We're just hungry
23:10I'm starving
23:12So we can all have something in our stomach
23:13And then if you are still hungry then we can talk about it
23:15But unfortunately the budget is £4
23:18The lunch budget of £4 was pretty shocking to be honest
23:27Seagulls will eat well
23:33It's day four
23:35Nina and Taylor's last chance to reel in Zoe and Victoria
23:39Oh this is cosy
23:41It's quite nice isn't it?
23:42Yeah
23:42It's a good setup
23:43Yeah yeah yeah
23:44With their final holiday experience
23:47An afternoon on the water side
23:50So would you like to be shown how to fish?
23:53No thanks I'll just watch you
23:55Rumbridge Lake is well known for its fishing waters
23:58So Taylor's hoping he'll soon get the ladies hooked
24:02Okay so you put your finger on the string here
24:05You unlock the little metal on the rope
24:08First a quick lesson in how to tackle casting
24:12Release the string whilst you throw it
24:15Like that
24:16There we go
24:18You've got a fish Taylor?
24:20You've got a fish?
24:20You've got a fish?
24:21No!
24:22You've got a fish?
24:23Reel it in
24:24You've got a fish
24:25I think you've lost her now
24:27Oh Taylor
24:28It's gone
24:29Ah
24:30This holiday has made me realise that company and who you're with is a big part of our holidays
24:36Right ladies, who wants to have a go?
24:38Go on Zoe
24:39Yeah I can't wait, I'm so excited for fishing
24:41Come on let's have a go
24:42It can't be any worse than you
24:43Aye
24:45Right
24:46Pick it up, nice straight back
24:48No, so
24:49Hold on, wait, wait, wait, wait
24:50And then?
24:51No, because you've got to release that first
24:52So release that first
24:53Release what?
24:55Oh
24:55Yep
24:55And then fling it over there
24:57Yeah, release that
24:57Don't lose the fucking thing
25:00I've done this before
25:01So now
25:02Yeah?
25:03All I have to do is sit and wait
25:03Shall we sit down?
25:06Didn't catch any fish but I caught a cold out there today on the decking
25:12While waiting for a nibble, Zoe fishes into why these Gen Z-ers are so hard up
25:18So you guys, like if you don't mind me saying, you're both really clever, I can see that and really
25:23intelligent
25:24I'm just interested to know why do you have to watch your bills so much?
25:28It's really difficult because I've had to take out loans
25:31I've been in my overdraft pretty much constantly since being out of university
25:35I'm paying rent to live with my parents because rent is too expensive everywhere else
25:39I don't have the money for a deposit
25:41Pretty much the same as Taylor
25:43So like most of my income goes on bills
25:46When is it going to end? Like have you got a plan for getting out of this debt?
25:50I'll be honest, there is no end in sight at the moment
25:53I'm just having to kind of grit and bear it and get on with it
25:57No, I've been where you are
25:58So I know exactly what it feels like
26:00It's good to have heartfelt conversations with Nina and Taylor because they are really lovely people with big hearts
26:08They're very young so they're finding their way
26:11And you know, I remember when I was 20 and there's a big world out there
26:16I was really worried that like our personalities clash but I was surprised they are really nice people and they
26:21do seem really down to earth
26:23The budget part of the break is almost over, so what's the verdict?
26:28The only thing that kind of upset us was the overspend of £15 on the snacks
26:35But obviously we discussed it and I think we can forget
26:39In hindsight I don't think we would do that
26:41We wouldn't do that again
26:42No, especially when I saw how much it upset you
26:44We've had more fun than we expected to have
26:45Yeah we have
26:46But the million dollar question, how much did it cost?
26:51Ah!
26:53£660.09
26:55That is cheap isn't it?
26:58But it feels like it's been cheap, I'm going to be honest
27:02I feel, I feel it
27:03We've got what we paid for
27:05Now, it's time to turn the tables
27:08In the envelope is the destination of the luxury holiday a la Zoe and Victoria
27:13Oh we go to Budapest!
27:14Yes!
27:15Wow!
27:16So, you're heading to the capital of Hungary, Budapest
27:19For the ultimate in luxury
27:21Yes
27:21Prepare to glam up as you'll be treated like royalty
27:23Staying in a spectacular five star hotel in the heart of the city
27:27That's what I like it!
27:29Better than these pods isn't it?
27:31Yay!
27:34The two pairs are heading to a luxury hotel
27:36In the heart of Hungary's capital, Budapest
27:40Where the focus is on wellness and fine food
27:43A night here is more than the cost of the whole budget holiday
27:48I can't wait to not cut beans on toast in the mornings anymore
27:50I can't wait to have my own toilet
27:52Hot bath!
27:53Oh yes!
27:55Coming up, all that glitters
27:57This is more like it
28:00Finally!
28:01Whoa!
28:02Is not gold
28:04If I don't like setting my day up, Zoe's screaming and shouting at me at 9am in the morning
28:12Two millionaire moms
28:14Cheers!
28:15Cheers!
28:16Have been on a cheap as chips holiday
28:18Oh, that was grim
28:20Now it's time to change gear
28:22Oh, we've got the Budapest!
28:25And show their budget conscious companions how to holiday at the other end of the scale
28:29Can't wait to have my own toilet
28:31Hot bath!
28:33Oh, yes!
28:35It's day one of the posh half of the break
28:38Time to board our Budapest flight
28:40And after a two-hour flight to Budapest
28:43Nina and Taylor are stepping into the unknown
28:46We're going to be living like royalty
28:48Call me Princess Diana
28:49Because I am now the princess of Wales
28:53Oh, that's gorgeous
28:54Oh, my goodness
28:56The holidayers will be living it up at one of Hungary's finest hotels
29:02Welcome to Radisson Collection Basilica Budapest
29:05Oh, my God
29:07It's so pretty
29:09Chandeliers
29:09It's got chandeliers
29:12Wow
29:14I felt kind of out of place
29:16It was so posh, it's so nice
29:17I kind of didn't know what to do with myself
29:20For each pair
29:21Whoa
29:22Oh, my God
29:23Ooh
29:24This is stunning
29:26A swanky luxury suite costing 650 quid a night
29:31Almost what Taylor pays his parents a month in rent
29:34All I can say is, wow
29:36Just exceeds my expectations of a five star hotel
29:41For luxury loving mum Zoe and Victoria, this is very much home turf
29:45Oh, wow
29:47Wow
29:47Yes
29:48This is more like it
29:50Finally
29:52Whoa
29:54Your own toilet
29:56Your own sink
29:58Heating
29:58TV
29:59Definitely more our style
30:01There's a door
30:02Oh, my God, this is stunning
30:04Wow, wow, wow
30:05Wow
30:05You can see whatever that building is
30:07It's pretty pretty
30:09Got the gold on the top
30:10That building is none other than Budapest or inspiring St Stephen's Basilica
30:15The largest church in the city
30:17I feel like a king
30:21Good afternoon
30:23Hello, you two
30:24Hello
30:25So, what top tier activities do Bottomless Pockets buy?
30:30Morning workout
30:31We do a morning workout most mornings
30:33It's really good to start the morning with all the happy hormones floating around
30:39I've never gone to the gym on a holiday in my life
30:43It doesn't appeal to me
30:45Professional makeover
30:46Ooh
30:47Have you ever had a professional makeover?
30:50I can't say I have
30:51I want to look bougie
30:53Luxury river cruise
30:55Oh, yeah
30:56It's going to be nice but I'm going to find it really hard not to worry about how much money
31:00we're spending
31:00Because that's just the person I am
31:01And the best for last
31:04Relaxing thermal bath
31:06Ooh
31:08Onwards and upwards
31:09We're here now
31:10Yeah
31:10In the lap of luxury
31:12And this is where the real holidays start
31:16The world's spa capital
31:18Budapest is renowned for its thermal baths
31:21Some of which date back to the Ottoman Empire
31:25So tonight
31:26Both pairs are taking the plunge in one of the most historic spas in town
31:31Wow
31:32Wow
31:33This is pretty special isn't it guys
31:34Isn't it?
31:35So nice
31:36And it's private
31:36We have no one here
31:37God you know how to treat us well don't you ladies?
31:391.5 million holiday makers soak in Sechenia baths every year
31:45Absolute freezing
31:47But in Zoe and Victoria's style they all have VIP entry without the crowds
31:54Is this warm?
31:55Yeah
31:55Yeah
31:57Don't get my back
31:58What are the benefits of a thermal bath?
32:02So it's dense in nutrients rich in minerals
32:05It would help with healing
32:08Stress
32:08Like some pains
32:11Yeah there's no chemicals or anything it's all natural
32:13It does feel quite strange that people pay for this
32:16Because I didn't think it was enjoyable
32:18Because it's a bath outside
32:19It felt weird
32:21Yeah I didn't find it really fun
32:23I did not want to get out
32:25I could have stayed in there forever
32:26So nice
32:31It's day two in Budapest
32:33Zoe and Vicky are determined Nina and Taylor follow their normal routine
32:39Right guys you ready for your workout?
32:42Yay
32:43I need more energy than that Taylor
32:45Woo!
32:46It's better
32:47So this morning it's down to the hotel gym for some hard craft
32:51Just remember if it's not challenging you it is not going to change you
32:56And payback
32:57It's my holiday
32:58It's my rules
33:00And I'm going to get his heart racing
33:04And get him pumping some iron in the gym
33:06Do you do this usually on holidays?
33:08Because this is not really a relaxing thing
33:12Yeah so for me it really is relaxing
33:14In the fact the happy hormones get released and it relaxes my mind
33:19Right let's do this!
33:20Let's go!
33:23Taylor you are not pushing yourself
33:25Come on hands on the bars
33:26We are not driving off to a picnic somewhere
33:29We are on our workout
33:30We are training our minds and our bodies
33:32We need to push yourselves
33:33I don't like setting my day up like Zoe screaming and shouting at me at 9am in the morning
33:37Give me the best 20 minutes of your life
33:40You can do this to her no cat
33:42If I ever had all the money in the world I know for a fact I will never be booking
33:47Zoe as a PT
33:48It was like going to war
33:50Is the golfing lifestyle too big for our Gen Zers to cross?
33:55There's another test later tonight
33:57Dining in an A-list haunt
33:59A 132 year old palace of Hungarian cuisine
34:04But to get the pot noodle fans ready for fine dining
34:07I would just like her made up to feel really special
34:11Okay
34:11A 300 pound makeover with a professional stylist
34:17Subtle colours and some contouring
34:19Maybe with the hair some curls, a curly blow dry
34:22I felt like a bit like a Barbie doll
34:23Like do this to her, do this to her
34:25I will do my best
34:26Thank you so much
34:28Thank you
34:28Looking forward to it?
34:29I'm just so excited
34:31I've always done my makeup so I feel like I have my own style
34:34So we can start
34:36So it was really weird to see myself
34:39There's new wardrobes too
34:41And Taylor's also in for a surprise
34:43Hiya!
34:44Hiya!
34:44You okay?
34:45Yeah, good thank you
34:47Nina's having her makeover which is a lovely treat for her
34:49Yes
34:50And I was having a thing and I didn't want to leave you out
34:53So...
34:54What have you done?
34:55This is for you
34:55You haven't?
34:57I hope you like it
34:58It's so weird
35:00You're gonna have it now
35:01Thank you
35:02I think when Zoe gave me the clothes I think it was a nice touch
35:06And it made me look ten times nicer than the outfit I actually brought
35:08I just really wanted to treat him to a lovely outfit and he was so grateful, bless him
35:15With Taylor suited and booted
35:18Cheers!
35:19Cheers!
35:19The Hotel Sky Bar is the venue for Nina's red carpet reveal
35:24Here she is!
35:26Oh my God!
35:27Oh!
35:27Nina you look amazing
35:28Thank you
35:30Give us a twirl!
35:31Give us a twirl!
35:32Oh the hair stunning
35:33I feel like you hold your head a little bit higher when you think you look nicer
35:37I was looking up a lot because I didn't want to cry
35:40It was really really nice
35:42Don't cry and ruin the makeup
35:43I know
35:44Don't ruin the makeup
35:46With everyone dressed to impress
35:48It's time for Zoe and Victoria to show their holiday companions how the other half dine
35:54Good evening, welcome to the restaurant
35:56Good evening
35:56Hi
35:58In a private room inside the restaurant
36:02Oh wow! Isn't it?
36:04Yeah
36:05Stunning
36:06It's gorgeous
36:07Where even royalty have sat before
36:09I just cannot believe that the Queen Elizabeth II was eating at that restaurant
36:15Would be right
36:15Same
36:17John, I don't understand half the things on this menu
36:19And it's not because it's not in English
36:21I genuinely don't know what foie gras is
36:23Foie gras with quince ragout
36:25What?
36:26I feel like I'm looking at IKEA furniture
36:30Yeah, I thought out of place
36:31I'm not used to having a menu that looks like a book
36:34First up, on their £85 a head menu
36:37An amuse-bouche of creamed parsnips
36:41Oh, that's lovely
36:42Isn't it?
36:46I really don't like it
36:47I don't like it
36:49How was that amuse-bouche? It's good?
36:51Oh, it was lovely
36:52It was lovely, thank you
36:53I appreciate that
36:55My palate's a little bit too basic for a restaurant that serves venison and pheasant
37:00I'm used to my turkey dinosaurs and like a Sunday roast
37:04Will the next course win them over?
37:07Oh, thank you
37:07Thank you
37:08Lovely
37:09Ooh
37:10Stunning
37:11That beef looks insane
37:12Bone apple teeth
37:13Bon appetite
37:16I think you pay for the quality of food rather than the quantity in these kind of restaurants
37:20This steak is nice, but obviously if I had
37:23You want the chips and onion rings?
37:24Yeah
37:25Give me a bit of garlic bread
37:29Four courses later, time for the bill
37:32Here you go, Taylor, do the honours
37:37So, in total, including tip, £371
37:44Oh, cool
37:45Oh, cool
37:46What do you mean?
37:48That's half a holiday
37:49We've had about five, six courses here
37:52Yeah, and it was all top quality food as well
37:54That's not even £100 in drinks
37:58Nah, I don't like that
37:59That's too expensive for me
38:02Two of these dinners is our entire holiday
38:05So I think that's why it's just really hard for me to justify it
38:08I mean, what did they expect for a fine dining experience, really?
38:11Yeah
38:12In the grand scheme of things, we would have had a better time
38:16With doing more activities than sitting in a restaurant for two and a half hours having food
38:21Coming up
38:22This is not like it
38:24The luxury goes up a level
38:26You're ruining every other holiday for me now
38:29Because this is so nice
38:30But living the holiday high life doesn't come cheap
38:33Stop it!
38:35That's a house deposit
38:37That would set me up for life
38:43Whoa!
38:44A pair of big spending besties
38:46This food, the quality of it is just incredible
38:48Have been showing two hard-up Gen Z-ers
38:51We're training our minds and our bodies, we need to push ourselves
38:54How to holiday in style
38:56Oh, do you know how to treat us well, didn't you ladies?
38:58To see if a high spend can deliver holiday happiness
39:01I don't like setting my day up
39:03I'd Zoe screaming and shouting at me at 9am in the morning
39:09It's the final day of the luxury holiday
39:12Thank you
39:13Thank you
39:14Oh, this is the life
39:16And on the itinerary this morning
39:18This is not like it
39:20A private boat cruise along the river Danube
39:23You're ruining every other holiday for me now
39:26Because this is so nice
39:27Yeah
39:28Well that is what you work hard for
39:31You used to do things like this
39:34This exclusive trip buys you an iconic waterway vista
39:38Including the 122 year old parliament building
39:42Oh, that's a beautiful shot
39:45That's so pretty
39:47I sat in the back with my glass of champagne
39:51Feeling like royalty
39:52I felt like waving like this
39:54This is how we sightsee
39:55Yeah
39:56No bus tours
39:57You don't do hop on hop off?
39:59No
40:00We've got our boat to ourselves
40:02I'm never usually on a boat full stop
40:04Let alone a private one with a skipper and our own driver and champagne
40:09At £400
40:11It's an experience that would normally be way out of reach for the Gen Zers
40:16It's crazy to think that we saw all the kind of iconic landmarks of Budapest
40:20Obviously the Houses of Parliament or kind of the architecture from a river boat cruise with champagne
40:26Mm
40:29The glam side of the getaway is almost over
40:32Awkward things have to come to an end I'm afraid
40:35Yes, unfortunately so
40:37Sadly
40:38But before the holidayers say their goodbyes
40:41It's time to find out what they really made of the experience
40:45It's just interesting to see you are really focused on the cost
40:49It's really difficult to see how much money you spend on these kind of holidays
40:55Rather than doing a private you could have paid a quarter of that cost to do the same boat trip
40:59Just with a couple of people around
41:00I've noticed that it's all about exclusivity
41:03You'd rather pay a lot extra just so it's private
41:06So we can choose do we want to go on a boat with 30 people or do we want to
41:10go on a boat with just us
41:12The money gives us choices and options
41:15I think the activities we've done here they have been great
41:18But I preferred our activities
41:22It's about having the fun
41:23We don't need to be dropping £400 on a private boat trip
41:26The best part of this holiday without question is you guys
41:31Aw, thanks
41:32It hasn't been the luxury experiences
41:35And it just goes to show you can have fun with anyone
41:40Yes money gives us options
41:42But it's made me realise even more so now that it's what's really important
41:46It's the memories that you make
41:48Oh those memories will last forever
41:50Totally, a lifetime
41:52So, how much is making memories on the luxury break cost?
41:57Let's do it
41:57Let's go
41:58I don't want to
42:02Stop it
42:05£10,417
42:06I'm okay
42:09Erm
42:11Yeah well
42:13That's a house deposit
42:15That would set me up for life
42:17That £10,000 and to do that on a holiday
42:21It's just
42:22We have had a very exclusive and luxury, you know, experience
42:25But it's so much money
42:28That could be my future
42:30I get that
42:31Putting that £10,000 on a four day holiday
42:34It's insane to me, that's two and a half grand a day
42:37It's a big chunk of money, which I totally get
42:39It just did make us more aware of what we've been spending
42:41You know, when you put it into context like that
42:44Yeah
42:44It's checkout time
42:46I am really going to miss this place
42:48I'm going to miss that balcony
42:51Bye bye Five Star Hotel, we love you
42:54Before they part ways, a little souvenir
42:57You have got a pack of noodles
43:00Every time you see her
43:02Every time you see that packet of noodles
43:03I'm always going to remember me and Nina
43:05Thank you so much, I love it
43:08So we have a present for you two
43:10We're going to treat you to a love Five Star Luxury Spa Day
43:13Wow, okay
43:14At Greenwood Spa, which is round the corner to us
43:17When Joey and Victoria said they were being taken out for a spa day
43:20I don't think this is going to get any better
43:22Come here guys, thank you
43:24Oh
43:27We have really bonded with Taylor and Nina during this experience
43:31We have definitely got new friends, haven't we?
43:34Yeah, they've been the best part of this whole experience
43:37For now though, it's back to the UK
43:40Where the pairs have the chance to reflect on their holiday
43:44This is day one of me being back in work after the experience of a lifetime
43:50Just shows to me that you can have fun on a cheap holiday and you can have fun on an
43:55expensive holiday
43:56It's the people that you're with that truly make the experience
43:59I think it's the connection that matters more than the cost
44:04I think it just goes to show that money doesn't buy happiness
44:07And you can't put a price on making memories
44:11Next time
44:12Oh my god
44:13It is as bad as I was thinking
44:15I can't see him again up there
44:17This is hell, get me out of here
44:19Let's test how it's bad
44:20Oh
44:22It looks like green poo
44:24I won't be eating them again
44:25Shall I do that?
44:27I was gobsmacked
44:29Someone would spend that amount
44:50There you are
44:53Too long
44:55Gobsmacked
44:55You
44:58and
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