The incredible story of turning a paperclip into a house
Twenty years ago, Kyle MacDonald set out on an ambitious mission to acquire a house – not with money, but with a red paperclip. Starting with that small piece of stationery, the 25-year-old traded up, always getting a bigger or better item in return, before he eventually landed himself a property in Kipling, Saskatchewan, Canada – just 14 trades later.
Click or scroll through to read Kyle’s extraordinary journey…
Hannah Ward-Glenton
03 June 2025
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