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Kyle MacDonald Lands a House with a PaperClip

July 12th, 2006 by Rose DesRochers · 6 Comments

red paperclip

On July 12, 2005 Canadian Blogger Kyle MacDonald set out to get a house with one red paper clip. He had hope to trade his paperclip up step by step until he got a house. Well today Kyle Macdonald made his 14th trade.

He exchanged his 13th trade, which was a role in a Hollywood movie for a three-bedroom house in Kipling, Saskatchewan. Kyle has done what he set out to do exactly one year ago today and that was to get a house by trading a red paper clip. Congratulations Kyle, you did it.

Hmm, I wonder if Kyle will trade me that three-bedroom house in Kipling Saskatchwan for a red paperclip?

Probably not, but you cannot blame a girl for trying.

Rose DesRochers

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6 responses so far ↓

  • Deirdre
    Wrote: Jul 13, 2006 at 3:54 am

    My local paper ran a story on him about a month or two ago, and I thought the whole thing was really neat. Good for him for finally getting his house.

    Makes me wonder what I could get for my thumbtack…

    ;o)

    Deirdre

  • Don
    Wrote: Jul 13, 2006 at 6:43 am

    It shows what a little good old American, sorry Canadian, Ingenuity will do for you!

    His success reminded me of Karen Bosnak, the NY City girl who years ago had accumulated @$20,000 in debt. She started a website asking for donations to pay it down, which she says she finally did.

    I did a quick Google search for an update and evidently she has leveraged her success into something greater. http://www.savekaryn.com/AboutSaveKaryn.htm

    It will be interesting t see what the future holds for Kyle.

  • JMom
    Wrote: Jul 13, 2006 at 8:17 am

    this was so interesting and amazing. I have to go back and read the whole saga of the red paper clip.

  • faraz ahmed
    Wrote: Jul 13, 2006 at 9:27 am

    Man, i wish i could do that too.
    Okay, now i really got to do it. But first thing— to find a paper clip.

    hehehehe.
    bye,
    faraz

  • Rose
    Wrote: Jul 13, 2006 at 11:39 am

    Don, I think it proves that you can do anything that you set your heart out to do.

    Faraz, me too. LOL

    Deirdre, maybe you could auction off your thumbtack on Ebay. LOL

    JMom, ya it was cool.

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