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Old 07-11-2006, 10:33 AM
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"One year ago, the 26-year-old blogger from Montreal set out to barter one red paper clip for something and that thing for something else, over and over again until he had a house.

On Wednesday the quest is ending as envisioned: MacDonald is due to become the proud owner of a three-bedroom, 1,100-square-foot home provided by the town of Kipling, Saskatchewan. MacDonald and his girlfriend, Dominique Dupuis, expect to move there in early September.

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Old 07-11-2006, 10:38 AM
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Watch out Donald Trump... I just bought 2 boxes of paper clips at Staples.
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A good return for years worth of work. I saw the news last night and they had a segment on him.
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That is such an awesome story. Thank you for sharing!
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I'm am continually amazed at the creative ways some people will find to achieve their goals.
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Old 07-14-2006, 01:20 PM
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i have a brand new #2 pencil that i would like to trade up to earn 250K in cash, anyone have anything to trade?
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