Ever checked into an Airbnb and heard footsteps when you’re the only one there? 👻

Welcome to the booming world of haunted short-term rentals where creaky floors, flickering lights, and ghost stories aren’t complaints… they’re selling points.

In this spooky-season episode of Pocket Change, David W Byrne dives into the real-life business of haunted Airbnbs, ghost-themed stays, and the people making a killing from fear.

From Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania to haunted inns in Savannah and York, discover how Halloween tourism, viral storytelling, and a little supernatural branding are turning normal houses into profitable ScareBnBs.

🎃 In this episode:

• The real haunted listings that triple bookings every October

• Airbnb’s “Icons” campaign guests in Dracula’s Castle

• Why fear is one of the most profitable emotions in marketing

• The funniest real guest reviews from “possessed” properties

Whether you believe in ghosts or not, one thing’s certain spooky season is serious business.

Would you ever pay a thousand dollars for a single cup of coffee? ☕💸

Well, believe it or not, some people do.

In this Pocket Change episode, David W Byrne takes a sip of one of the strangest luxury trends in the world the $1,000 coffee, made from beans that have literally been eaten and digested by an animal before being brewed.

From Kopi Luwak to Black Ivory Coffee, this episode explores how marketing, rarity, and a touch of madness turned a humble cup of joe into a status symbol for the ultra-rich.

You’ll learn:

💎 Why people pay small fortunes for coffee beans that took the scenic route through nature.

☕ How exclusivity fuels the “luxury food” industry.

😂 And why the real secret ingredient might just be good storytelling.

So grab your (hopefully cheaper) cup and tune in for a tale that proves in business, perception really is everything.

When life gives you taxes… grab a wheelbarrow.

In this episode of Money2Byrne: Pocket Change, David Byrne tells the unbelievable true story of Nick Stafford, the man who settled a $3,000 tax bill using 300,000 pennies and made government employees count every single one.

From viral headlines to a seven-hour coin-counting marathon, discover how one taxpayer turned frustration into performance art and proved that sometimes, the system only listens when the penny finally drops.

🪙 A $3,000 tax bill paid in copper

🚗 A grudge, five wheelbarrows, and one very long day at the DMV

💰 The legal loophole that made it possible

😂 And a reminder that protest doesn’t always have to make cents it just has to make noise

A short, sharp Money2Byrne story about money, madness, and the ultimate petty payback.