The new documentary He Traded a Paperclip for a House is about a Russian blogger who set out on an extraordinary quest: he Ruslan Chistyakov from the Siberian city of Angarsk always dreamt about having a house for himself and his family, but he couldn't afford it and was even denied a mortgage. Paperclip to a House in 14 Trades. We discovered the story of Canadian Kyle MacDonald who in just 14 trades went from a paperclip to a house. Kyle MacDonald successfuly traded a paperclip for a house. It sounds a little crazy, but it's true. And it's something we can all do!
Trading timeline. MacDonald made his first trade, a red paper clip for a fish-shaped pen, on July 14, 2005. I have since donated the house to the Town of Kipling, where along with the World's Largest Red Paperclip, it is a major tourist attraction and community asset. Originally from Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada, Kyle MacDonald started with a red paperclip and ended up with a house. Here he walks us through what happened in between.Filmed during Global Ignite Week 2011 at Ignite Montreal.
What if you could trade a paperclip for a house? One Red Paperclip: The Story of How One Man Changed His Life One Swap at a Time. Amazon Second Chance Pass it on, trade it in, give it a second life.
When Kyle McDonald decided to trade his red paperclip for a small pen, with his eyes set on trading his way to a house, many took it to be a joke. Soon enough, the initial trade drew him 14 trades, which ended in him getting himself a a two-story farmhouse and a paid role in a movie. One red paperclip is a website created by Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald, who traded his way from a single red paperclip to a house in a series of fourteen online trades over the course of a year. MacDonald was inspired by the childhood game Bigger, Better. A Canadian man who wanted to barter a paper clip for a house over the internet achieves his goal. He got the idea from a child's game called bigger and better, but created a website devoted to the project and promised to visit potential traders wherever they were.
May 29 is Paperclip Day-One Man Traded Up A Red Paperclip for a House! By Silicon Valley REALTOR Michelle Carr Crowe. Invented sometime in the 1870's, paperclips make sorting papers easier for office workers worldwide.
One Red Paperclip is an inspiring story about a man with the courage and moxie to think outside the box. Klye McDonald is clearly someone who had nothing better going on in his life so he decided to trade one red paperclip for something "bigger or better" until he ended up with a house. I want to trade this paperclip with you for something bigger or better, maybe a pen, a spoon, or perhaps a boot.