One Red Paperclip
Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:55 am
If y'all haven't heard about it, this Canadian named Kyle Macdonald started out a year ago with one red paperclip. His goal was to keep trading the paperclip until he got a house in a year.
Well, this past Wednesday he did it. On July 12th he signed the title to the house in Kipling, Saskatchewan. He traded a paid, credited movie role for the house. The town itself actually gave him the offer, which included (besides the house) the key to Kipling, Honorary Mayor for a day, and Honorary Lifelong Citizen.
His blog is here.
I think I remember reading about it last year, and I think it was a great idea, and I'm glad that he actually did it.
Well, this past Wednesday he did it. On July 12th he signed the title to the house in Kipling, Saskatchewan. He traded a paid, credited movie role for the house. The town itself actually gave him the offer, which included (besides the house) the key to Kipling, Honorary Mayor for a day, and Honorary Lifelong Citizen.
His blog is here.
I think I remember reading about it last year, and I think it was a great idea, and I'm glad that he actually did it.
Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:05 am
Yes, I heard about this on the radio a while ago. 
Clever.
Clever.
Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:38 am
Throughout this whole thing, I only had one thought. Why couldn't I have thought of that first? Still, I think it's great that he did that, and I hope he really enjoys the house.
Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:32 am
Clever man. 
Wish I had that kind of motivation.
Wish I had that kind of motivation.
Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:31 pm
Kipling isn't very far from me, and this has been all over the news recently. Maybe I will go try to meet him in August. 
Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:07 pm
Now that's an awesome undertaking. 
Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:19 am
I saw a special on him a while back on television, very interesting guy. Good for him.
Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:58 am
Wow. You've got to be dedicated and patient to do that.