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.

What happens when a fast-food giant decides Earth just isn’t enough?

In this Money2Byrne Pocket Change episode, we blast off into the story of Burger King’s bizarre cosmic marketing stunt when the brand claimed to have opened the first restaurant on Mars… kind of. 🚀

You’ll hear how a cheeky ad campaign, a bit of PR magic, and a lot of flame-grilled confidence helped Burger King get everyone talking without ever leaving Earth’s atmosphere.

It’s a funny reminder that sometimes, you don’t need to actually go to space to make your brand feel out of this world. 🌍🔥

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💡 What You’ll Learn / Takeaway

• How brands use outrageous claims to grab headlines.

• Why humour in marketing always travels further than the truth.

• And how to pull off a PR stunt so wild, it’s almost believable.

In 2017, a freelance writer in London pulled off one of the funniest marketing stunts in history.

Armed with a burner phone, a website, and a backyard shed, Oobah Butler created a fake restaurant called The Shed at Dulwich.

He never served a single meal.

But with a handful of glowing fake reviews, he managed to climb the TripAdvisor charts all the way to #1 restaurant in London.

Soon, real people were begging for reservations, food critics wanted interviews, and even TripAdvisor themselves congratulated him.

When he finally opened for one night only, guests were served instant noodles, frozen meals… and a big helping of confusion.

In this episode of Money2Byrne: Pocket Change, David Byrne dives into how one man’s prank became a global phenomenon and what it says about the power of hype, storytelling, and human gullibility.

🥇 Fake reviews. Real success.

🎙️ The lighter side of business only on Money2Byrne.