It all started with a hairpin. Demi Skipper, a 29 year old American, embarked on the “Trade Me” project in an attempt toone day acquire a house by swapping objects, tells an article from the daily West France. Followed by 5 million subscribers on her TikTok account, and after a year and a half of bartering, the young woman managed to trade in a caravan equipped with solar panels with a house in the state of Tennessee.
Demi Skipper and her husband, who live in San Francisco, already have plans for their new acquisition that they plan to renovate. Then they would like “barter it to a person in need”. And not at any cost: a donation that would be made in exchange … for a hairpin.
In fact, this ambitious American had initially chosen to swap this almost worthless little object for earrings. After several exchanges, she quickly manages to recover a car for a smartphone, then a luxury gift card for three tractors, details the Huffpost. Finally, his latest acquisition, a caravan with solar panels, enabled him to obtain a house, located near Nashville.
“I can’t believe it. A year and a half trading in a simple bobby pin until I got a house … and I did. And check this out! It just shows you that it is possible“, she rejoiced in a video posted on her count TikTok.
As a reminder, the young woman, who had given herself five years to achieve her goal, was inspired by blogger Kyle MacDonald’s method. After 14 exchanges, he had managed to find a house in 2006. And this, starting with the barter of a red paperclip.
