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01/13/2026

On July 12, 2005, Kyle MacDonald, a 26-year-old in Montreal, stared at a single red paperclip on his desk. Unemployed, broke, and with no home, he remembered a childhood game called “Bigger and Better,” where kids traded small items for something larger. Kyle wondered: what if he didn’t stop? What if he kept trading until he got a house?

That day, he posted a photo of the paperclip on his blog and on Craigslist, asking for something bigger or better. Within two days, someone offered a fish-shaped pen. Trade #1: complete.

Kyle traveled to Vancouver to make the exchange. That same day, he traded the pen for a hand-sculpted doorknob in Seattle. The momentum took over. Over the next year, Kyle became a traveling trader, completing a series of increasingly unusual trades:

Trade #3: Doorknob for a Coleman camp stove in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Trade #4: Camp stove for a Honda generator in California.

Trade #5: Generator for an “instant party”—a beer keg, IOU for beer, and illuminated Budweiser sign—in Queens, New York.

Trade #6: Instant party for a Ski-Doo snowmobile from Quebec comedian Michel Barrette.

Trade #7: Snowmobile for a two-person trip to Yahk, British Columbia.

Trade #8: Trip for a 1987 Mazda pickup truck.

Trade #9: Truck for a recording contract with a music producer.

Trade #10: Recording contract for a year-long rent-free apartment in Phoenix, Arizona.

Trade #11: Apartment for an afternoon with rock legend Alice Cooper.

Trade #12: Alice Cooper meeting for a KISS snow globe—controversial, but strategic.

Trade #13: Snow globe to actor Corbin Bernsen for a speaking role in the film Donna on Demand.

One year after starting, Kyle had completed thirteen trades. The final opportunity came from Bert Roach, the economic development officer for Kipling, Saskatchewan, a small town of 1,100 people. The town offered a renovated two-story house at 503 Main Street in exchange for the movie role. On July 12, 2006—exactly one year after his first post—Kyle made Trade #14 and received the keys to his new home.

Kipling also honored Kyle with a key to the town, honorary citizenship, a ceremonial “Mayor for a Day” title, and a day celebrating red paperclips. The town built the World’s Largest Red Paperclip in Bell Park in 2007. Kyle and his girlfriend Dominique moved to Kipling, becoming local celebrities.

Eventually, Kyle returned the house to the town, which converted it into Paperclip Cottage, a café and tourist attraction. Meanwhile, Kyle shared his story worldwide through his book One Red Paperclip, a TED Talk, and interviews, inspiring millions with his improbable journey.

Kyle MacDonald’s story proves that creativity, persistence, and the willingness to take a bold first step can transform the impossible into reality. He began with a simple paperclip, and through vision and determination, ended up with a house—and a worldwide story that still inspires dreamers everywhere.

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