A lady in California has managed to exchange a bobby pin for a little cabin by means of a series of clever trade-ups. Demi Skipper, from the San Francisco Bay region, began her Trade Me Project on Instagram and TikTok back in May, reports Ladbible.
“Original item = 1 bobby pin. Follow along to watch me trade my way to a house,” she wrote, sharing a image of the bobby pin that she later traded for a pair of earrings.
After six months of trading and 25 swaps, Ms Skipper has managed to turn the bobby pin into a little, luxurious cabin. Over the course of these six months, she also amassed more than 4 million followers on TikTok and 2 lakh followers on Instagram.
Announcing the impressive achievement of her Trade Me Project, she stated: “After six months of trading a single bobby pin until I have a house, it finally happened. In my last trade, I traded a 2006 Mustang for a 2011 Jeep.
“I traded the Jeep for a brand new Wild Bound Tiny Cabin. The trade truly is unbelievable.”
Take a appear at her cabin beneath:
Before beginning with her project, Ms Skipper had created a couple of guidelines for herself. These integrated no trading with mates and loved ones and not investing dollars into enhancing any item.
Over six months, she exchanged her original item – the bobby pin – for a pair earrings, the earrings for a set of glasses, these for a vacuum cleaner and so on.
“It’s been awesome to sort of take dollars out of the image and how folks worth distinctive products and then see the individual who trades me and we each consider of that is an amazing deal and functions out in my favor and also functions out for them also,” Ms Skipper was quoted as saying by ABC 10.
The 29-year-old is now hoping to trade the cabin for a proper house.