Trading $0.01 Into a House in 1 Week
Summary
TLDRIn a thrilling week-long challenge, the protagonist starts with a single penny and embarks on a series of trades, transforming it into a house. Beginning with a pen, he progresses through a blue dinosaur, a motorcycle in need of repair, a 20-year-old truck, and a boat. After numerous attempts and setbacks, including a failed trade at a used car dealership, he finally secures a 1997 Chevy Suburban. With time running out, he successfully trades the SUV for a tiny home, showcasing the power of determination and the kindness of strangers.
Takeaways
- 🔄 The video documents a challenge to turn a penny into a house within a week through a series of trades.
- 🚚 The initial trade started with a penny and eventually led to acquiring a 20-year-old truck with 330,000 miles on it.
- 🏠 The ultimate goal is to trade up to a real house for a subscriber named Hannah, who is currently living in an Airbnb.
- 📞 The protagonist spends a significant amount of time making phone calls and sending messages to potential traders.
- 🚢 An attempt is made to trade the truck for a boat owned by Gerald, who is married to Judy, a previous trade contact.
- 🚗 A used car dealership is visited as part of the trade-up process, but the trade is unsuccessful.
- 🏡 The video features a local builder named Fonzie, who is interested in the truck and potentially in trading a tiny home.
- 🛣️ The protagonist drives for three hours to meet Rex, who trades cars for a living and is willing to trade his 1997 Chevy Suburban.
- 🏎️ The Chevy Suburban is a significant upgrade and becomes a key asset in the trade-up process.
- ⏰ Time is of the essence, with the protagonist having only 24 hours left to complete the trade to a house.
- 🔧 The tiny home that Fonzie is willing to trade is not yet complete, adding an element of risk to the final trade.
Q & A
What was the initial item the protagonist started with in the challenge?
-The protagonist started with a penny.
What was the first item the protagonist traded the penny for?
-The first item traded for the penny was a pen.
What was the condition of the motorcycle the protagonist acquired during the challenge?
-The motorcycle was in poor condition and needed a lot of repairs.
How many miles were on the truck the protagonist had on day four?
-The truck had 330,000 miles on it.
What was the protagonist's goal for the truck on day four?
-The protagonist's goal was to trade the truck for a house within the remaining 72 hours of the challenge.
Who was the first person the protagonist contacted about trading the truck?
-The first person the protagonist contacted was Gerald, who was interested in trading his boat.
What was the profession of the person the protagonist contacted about trading the truck?
-The person the protagonist contacted was a used car dealership representative named Eric.
What was the outcome of the protagonist's attempt to trade the truck at the used car dealership?
-The attempt to trade the truck at the used car dealership was unsuccessful.
What was the final vehicle the protagonist acquired before trading for a house?
-The final vehicle the protagonist acquired was a 1997 Chevy Suburban.
Who was the person that the protagonist traded the Chevy Suburban to for a house?
-The protagonist traded the Chevy Suburban to Fonzie, a local builder who makes tiny homes.
What was the final item the protagonist traded for, and who was it intended for?
-The final item the protagonist traded for was a tiny home, which was intended for one of his subscribers, Hannah.
Outlines
🔄 Penny to House: The Trading Journey Begins
The script details a man's ambitious challenge to turn a single penny into a house within a week. Starting with a penny, he trades up through various items such as a blue dinosaur bean bag, a motorcycle in need of repairs, a 20-year-old truck with high mileage, and no leads. By day four, he's still working on the truck, making phone calls and searching online for potential trades. He contacts Fonzie about a tiny home and later tries to trade the truck at a used car dealership without success. His final idea involves approaching truck owners at a barbecue place, but he's kicked out without a trade. However, an email from Rex, a car trader, offers hope for a trade involving a 1997 Chevy Suburban. Despite the long drive to meet Rex, the trade is successful, and the man now has a unique SUV, feeling a sense of accomplishment and looking forward to the next trade.
🏡 From SUV to Tiny Home: The Final Trade
With the 1997 Chevy Suburban in hand, the man sets his sights on finding someone interested in fully modified vehicles to trade for something bigger and better, but not a vehicle. He contacts Fonzie, a local builder, who shows interest in the SUV. After a test drive and some negotiation, Fonzie agrees to the trade for one of his tiny homes. The man is ecstatic, as this brings him closer to his goal of a house. Meanwhile, the subscriber Hannah, who has been involved in the process, is shown to have successfully set up an e-commerce store with the help of the sponsor Shopify. The man, now in possession of the tiny home, faces the challenge of finding a way to turn it into a real house within the remaining 24 hours. He considers trading the tiny home for a boat and then for Fonzie's next build, a more impressive tiny home. The narrative ends with a phone call to Gerald, hinting at a potential final trade.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Trade
💡Timeline
💡Tiny Home
💡Mileage
💡Leads
💡Boat
💡Modification
💡Airbnb
💡Subscriber
💡E-commerce
Highlights
Starting with a penny, the goal is to trade up to a house within a week.
The first trade is a blue dinosaur pen, marking the beginning of the trading journey.
A motorcycle in need of repairs is acquired, adding a new asset to the trade chain.
A 20-year-old truck with 330,000 miles is obtained, representing a significant step in the trade-up process.
Day four involves a strategic use of technology and communication to find potential trades.
A failed attempt to trade the truck at a used car dealership is a setback but also a learning experience.
A direct approach at a barbecue place to find a truck owner willing to trade is both creative and bold.
An unexpected opportunity arises with an email from a car trader named Rex, offering a potential trade.
The acquisition of a 1997 Chevy Suburban signifies a major upgrade in the trade chain.
A local builder named Fonzie expresses interest in the SUV, bringing the trader closer to the goal of a house.
The tiny home offered by Fonzie is a significant milestone, being the first non-vehicle asset in the trade.
The introduction of Hannah, a subscriber who might receive the house if the trade is successful, adds a personal touch to the mission.
Hannah's success with setting up an e-commerce store using Shopify while the trade is ongoing is an inspiring side story.
The final trade for a more impressive tiny home is a testament to persistence and the power of networking.
The narrative concludes with a reflection on the journey from a penny to a house, highlighting the challenges and achievements.
Transcripts
this is a penny and i'm turning it into
this house in one week
okay probably a different house three
days ago i had a penny and traded for a
pen been a blue dinosaur been this been
this been this been these then a
motorcycle that needs a lot of repairs
then a 20 year old truck and now it is
day four of seven i have a 20 year old
truck with 330 000 miles on it and no
leads
at all
i spend most of day four on my computer
and making phone calls hey fonzie i'm
just leaving a message about the tiny
home if you'd call me back to be awesome
thanks so much bye-bye it's definitely a
work truck for sure it's you know it
runs yeah i'm just uh i'm just on a bit
of a timeline so it's got over 330 000
miles but you i basically can't tell
yeah
hello i have approximately 72 hours
remaining to turn this truck i'm driving
into a house and i've got a trade idea
maybe judy's husband will want to trade
his boat now
on day one i was walking to judy's
garage sale with a pair of gas station
earbuds now i'm driving there with a
truck if you didn't watch episode one we
traded for this nice woman named judy's
vintage polaroid and you probably know
by now that we love judy well so does a
man named gerald who's her husband and
on day one of our challenge gerald
showed us this boat he's trying to get
rid of and obviously we didn't have
anything to trade him but now we do
howdy mr gerald hey hey you ready to
look at the boat yeah
and then we looked at his 1999 cobalt
whoa
that is nice gerald i don't know
anything about boats but i was impressed
i hope he likes our truck offer
you okay closing your eyes
three two one
i already have a tundra oh you do have
it you have a tundra that's mine over
there
oh that's a newer one
gerald may not be interested in our used
car but now i know someone who would a
used car dealership i'm here with eric
and he's our carmax rep he's gonna help
us try to find a trade-in
this is our truck
so what do you think we could maybe get
for that
so equivalent cars might be a little bit
tough for just the truck my dad always
taught me two things to believe in
myself and to never trust a used car
salesman so i found a car that i liked
myself and then asked eric if he would
do the trade after talking to his
manager for a while i needed answers so
do you think there's gonna be anything
that we can
do
absolutely not
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that was my plan b and it failed i only
have one more idea and that's standing
outside one of my favorite barbecue
places and explicitly asking truck
owners to make a trade on the spot
all right
a nice guy nice guy i spent an hour here
and no one with the truck even pulled up
that's when an employee kicked me out
what are you even doing bro
one thing's for sure i'd have to be an
idiot to eat at this barbecue place ever
again
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just watch what happens next
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one excuse me
turtle 103.1 that's they're talking
about me right now
oh it's over now this was the moment
where things started turning in my
direction i got an email back from a man
named rex who trades cars for a living
he has a 1997 chevy suburban that looks
frankly insane and after hearing about
my mission he says he would be open to
trading for our tundra the only issue he
lives three hours away but this truck
has drifted a lot more than that so
screw it this thing might break down but
we've got a chance of a lifetime and
three hours of sketchy driving later i
found myself in the presence of
greatness i learned how to drive in a
1997 suburban but it was not like that
we don't know where he is we don't know
where the guy is after a few minutes of
waiting i greeted rex like a side
character in an animated pixar movie oh
hello
hey i'm ryan rex man nice to meet you
rex nice to meet you so y'all are
trading from a penny to a house yeah we
got shirts made at this point i feel
pretty guilty because rex's only
motivation to make this trade would be
out of kindness for our mission and not
because it's a beneficial trade for him
and when he started up the suv i felt
even guiltier
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oh my god
our truck doesn't sound like that what's
your goal man i'm trying to get a house
you know like for yourself that's when i
told him i make youtube videos and it's
for one of my subscribers hannah but
more on her later yeah
this fist bump meant a lot to me
throughout this journey i've met a lot
of cool people who are rooting for me
but rex is giving up something he really
values to bring us one step closer to
that house and that's exactly what this
handshake represents
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as i peeled out in this lifted behemoth
and channeled my inner texan i couldn't
help but think about where we started
and where we are now and at this point
there's really just one thing on my mind
i feel like a man for the first time in
my life
on the night of day five we have one of
the coolest cars i have ever seen my
goal for tonight is to find someone that
likes fully modified vehicles from 1997
suvs in particular
who's willing to trade me something
bigger and better that isn't a vehicle
okay obviously i went to sleep but you
can't lie that was a cool transition
i'm gonna get some coffee hi can i get a
skinny vanilla latte with oat milk an
extra shot of espresso whipped cream
caramel drizzle sprinkles pumpkin spice
and a little bit of honey
hello the starbucks employees were
shocked to see my sexy truck after
hearing my order
i did spend a lot of last night online
looking for potential trades in this
area by the grace of god i was able to
get in touch with a man named fonzie
he's a local builder who makes tiny
homes and sheds and stuff and he's
interested in our suv nice to meet you
man
how you doing
got some cream and sugar in there
yeah that's where it goes
yeah okay
our business negotiation wasn't really
going anywhere so i decided to let
fonzie take it for a spin fonzie
insisted on drinking his coffee even
though the vehicle was shaking
rigorously i was really nervous that he
wouldn't want the suv because i have no
other leads especially when he started
kicking the tires and other random stuff
but we drove to the shed that he has for
sale and at this point this is the
closest we've ever been to an actual
house so here goes nothing oh my gosh
bonzie's gonna show us this bad boy
you're still sipping on that coffee
[Music]
no way
oh my gosh dude fonzie's place has the
following features as well as a dining
area a living area but most of all four
walls a roof and paint so do you like
the truck you like the suv
yeah
yeah the mud toy dude this is really
really cool i'm like
getting emotional right now speaking of
emotional this is the last day we're
able to keep one of my subscribers
hannah trapped in this airbnb we got you
see hannah's a small business owner in
austin where i live and if we're able to
trade up to a real house she's the lucky
subscriber to get it which is why i'm
trying so hard to make this happen yeah
i'm debating whether
to keep it
really
while i was nervously biting my nails
hannah was sharing her apartment
situation my office is literally the
dining room table and this is the couch
it's crazy you can start a business from
your couch nowadays fonzie's talking to
his friend on the phone and showing in
the suv and i can only hope that's a
good thing over the last week we've
distracted hannah by having her set up
an e-commerce store with our sponsor
shopify but the crazy thing is in six
days hannah set up her website made
several sales and shipped out products
with shopify meanwhile fonzie is doing
this
somehow i got talked into getting into
the suburban and going mudding i was
horrified but it was pretty fun and as
my friend preston who was supposed to be
a shopify expert was laughing on the
couch hannah said this to our filming
group yeah i've always known he hasn't
worked for shopify
well that's awkward i guess you don't
need a preston to figure this stuff out
if you want to sign up use my link
shopify.com ryan trahan and as hannah
said goodbye to preston for the last
time i said goodbye to rex's suburban
and traded for fancy's tiny home and
that's when fonzie showed me something
even crazier yeah this is my next build
okay i'm finishing it out
it's not definitively a house but it's
the best tiny home you could possibly
imagine give me a boat and
eat the trick
trade for this yep i got to get you a
book give me a vote and just like that i
found myself back where i started but
now i only have 24 hours
hey gerald sorry to call so late
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