Blogger Magically Turns Red Paper Clip into House

Thank you to Julie for sending me this article from CNN.com about a guy who started out with one red paper clip and bartered his way to a house. Pretty impressive what this guy did, and definitely worth the quick read.

Julie comments that this is "something to shoot for, as a blogger, haha". I'd like to start with one red paper clip and barter my way to becoming independently wealthy. Is that possible?