Cherry's Cash Dilemmas Page #4

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- It's a sack of soup!

- A sack of soup!

CHERRY MOANS:

- It's probably fine to eat, it's still warm.

- Still warm!

I'm sure it's fine to eat, it's just disgusting! I'd never take it.

Is that where you draw the line?

I just find it so revolting in the bag,

it's like liposuction fat or something. It's so horrible!

Well, you know I need you

To come back to me, honey

Because my garbage can is overflowin'...

'But, after three hours our luck changes.'

Hello.

- Oh, my gosh!

- Jackpot.

- Hello. There's everything.

- What's that, about a week's worth of food?

That is incredible! On a normal day, would you take all of this?

No, I'd just take enough for myself, enough that I think I will eat,

cos almost certainly someone else will come along after us.

And, why would I take more than I'm going to possibly eat.

It's like you can have anything you want and it's free!

There must be a hundred quid's worth of food in here.

- So, shall we take some?

- Yeah, take what you fancy.

I'm going to go for a chicken...salsa wrap.

Oh.

- You can share it with me!

- OK.

This is really, really good stuff! I can't believe this is in the bin.

They're really nice. I mean, this stuff's expensive.

That's 30 quid's worth of food...

..free.

It's mad!

MUSIC:
"One Man's Rubbish" by The Beautiful South

'Over our scavenged picnic,

'I want to find out why Katherine has chosen this extreme lifestyle.'

One for the memory

One for the road

One man's rubbish

Is another man's gold

Why do you want to live for free, I mean, obviously, it's free

but are there any other reasons?

The whole reason why I decided to see if I could live without money

was because I wasn't particularly happy

in my life, before.

I was sort of in my mid-20s

and I guess on paper I was doing great - I had a nice job,

I rented a nice flat with my sister...

..and I guess I just wasn't enjoying all that stuff

as much as I thought I should.

But I think I prefer my life now, even though I'm more skint.

I think for one thing,

when you're always having to work to pay the rent,

to buy your food, pay the bills,

actually, that really restricts the things that you can do.

What's living without money taught you?

I hope that what I would remember is actually, you know,

living without any money -

and I did live on less than a pound a day for a couple of years -

I didn't really miss the money.

Most people say money gives you freedom, freedom of choice,

and I do believe that,

but Katherine's definitely challenged that.

For her, it's liberated her.

'Back at home, I start to wonder

'whether a life without any money could really be bearable.

'I've set myself a mission to live entirely without cash

'for two days, whilst having a mini holiday.

It means having to couch surf and hitchhike.'

Here we go. No wallet, no cards.

No cash, no travel card.

Oh, God, I feel so naked!

Wow, all my safety nets, gone.

Interesting.

MUSIC:
"Moneybox" by Eliza Doolittle

Don't need your moneybox

Cos I got lots and lots

Of what I need right here...

'I've found somewhere to couch surf online,

'but my host's live in Norwich and that's 116 miles away.

'So first, a few words of hitchhiking advice from Katherine.'

First step, stand by the side of the road with your thumb out.

The second step is to...

- Thumb out. Check.

- KATHERINE LAUGHS

..look nice and trustworthy.

Look trustworthy.

Do I smile or will that make me look kind of crazy?

You absolutely have to smile.

So, it's more...

..then....

Well, I don't know! Try it both ways. See what works for you.

See what kind of face you've got...

The damsel in distress look has never really worked for me.

'I wouldn't recommend you try this yourself.

'I certainly wouldn't do it without a camera crew with me.

'Katherine's safety tips include, not to travel alone,

'and to text the number plate of cars picking you up to a friend.'

Always be polite.

- You'll be fine.

- Ready.

MUSIC:
"Hitchin' A Ride" by Vanity Fare

'It's 11.30 and my journey starts on the outskirts of London.'

A thumb goes up

The car goes by...

'I'm not sure how far my jolly sign and big smile will carry me.'

Hitchin' a ride

Hitchin' a ride...

CAR HORN:

Oh, I got a beep! I got a beep.

'And after 30 minutes I am starting to despair.'

Would I rather just pay six quid for a bus fare?

Well, let's see how it goes.

Hitchin' a ride...

'But then, I get a break.'

Hitchin' a ride

'Car salesman, Angus, takes pity on me.'

Do you often pick up hitchhikers?

- No.

- Really?

I used to hitchhike myself, when I was a young lad.

I know what it's like to sit or stand on the side of the road, waiting,

cos years ago, it was more acceptable, wasn't it?

Yeah. I can't believe you picked me up.

'But the high of being in a nice, warm car...!'

Bye!

'..is soon followed by the low of the windy kerbside, again.'

Hey, mister, where you headed

Are you in a hurry?

I much prefer being in the car than by the road, definitely.

'And this time it takes an hour before my next lift comes along,

'in the shape of engineer, Bob.'

- You're very lucky, it was a spontaneous thing, there.

- Really?

Thank you so much, cheers, bye.

We were here, and now we're here.

So, we're halfway, we're halfway. That's really good!

MUSIC:
"Cars" by Gary Numan

Here in my car

I feel safest of all

I can lock all my doors

It's the only way to live in cars...

'But by now I am starving, and without any cash

'to get snacks from the service station, I only have one option.'

Whaa! Flies! Aargh!

Eww!

'Maybe not.'

I've now been doing this for five hours. Five hours!

God, I could be in Yemen!

'Back on the road, and by now, I've travelled over 90 miles.

'And there's no time to rest.

'The chatty drivers are looking for company

'and intelligent conversation.'

I often wonder if people are inherently good

and if altruism actually exists?

Do you think there's such a thing as real altruism?

Thank you, so, so much!

'But, at last I make it.'

I'm here! I am in Norwich!

I made it with a cardboard sign,

a map and a cheesy grin.

It's taken me six hours.

I am knackered.

'It's couch surfing etiquette to offer your hosts a small gift.

'But without any cash, I have no idea how I am going to do this.'

- It's a chocolate shop!

- CHERRY LAUGHS

I found a present for the guests!

I feel quite excited again, it is like finding treasure.

'So, armed with my recycled present,

'I meet my couch-surfing hosts.

'I really hope they're not axe murderers!'

- Hello!

- Hello!

- Hi, are you Andrea?

- Yeah.

- Nice to meet you.

- This is Tom.

- Nice to meet you.

- THEY LAUGH

- Oh, it's really warm in here.

- Yeah.

- I'm so happy.

- I've brought you a present.

- Aww.

You didn't have to do that!

No, apparently, it's couch surfing etiquette,

but honestly, don't get too excited.

- Aww.

- Amazing!

Oh, you guys have the best fake excitement EVER!

- BUZZING

- 'As well as a free bed for the night,

'I get a home-cooked meal and even a glass or two of wine.'

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