3 years ago
Ep.28 – The Straw Millionaire
A Japanese Buddhist folktale about a trading up comes to life when a Canadian goes from a red paperclip to a two-story farmhouse
Episode Notes
The Japanese Buddhist folk tale of The Straw Millionaire tells a story where a peasant is able to, through a series of trades, move up from one piece of straw to being a millionaire. As crazy as it seems, this happened in real life, as a Canadian man was able to trade up from just one red paperclip to owning a two story farm house in Saskatchewan without spending a dime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip