Anyone wanna trade me a Ferarri for an old NES?

Kinda random, huh? I mean, nobody would make that trade. But www.cnn.com presented a story about a young man who has managed to trade up from a giant red paperclip towards his ultimate goal; get this, a HOUSE.

At first. I thought; not possible, no freakin way. But then you start reading. He starts small, trading his paperclip for something else, then something else, gradually building up value, until he gets up to "real" trading items; he trades his newly-acquired keg for a snowmobile, then up to an all-expenses paid trip to a skiing town, to an old van he trades to a band to haul their gear around in. THAT turns into studio time and a push for the artist to get signed; that is traded to a musician in Phoenix for her duplex.

Absolutely amazing story. It's great to see someone achieve his dream, and in such an unconventional way. With a little hard work, effort, and people skills, anything is possible.