A TikToker traded her way from a bobby pin to a tiny house in 6 months. Here's exactly how she did it step-by-step.

Joey HaddenFeb 4, 2021, 04:57 IST

Demi Skipper started the Trade Me Project with a bobby pin, and now she has a tiny cabin.Courtesy of Demi Skipper

Demi Skipper is a TikToker with 4.5 million followers who is trading her way up to her dream house.
She started with a single bobby pin, and, 23 trades later, now has a tiny home worth $9,500.
Here's every trade she's made so far, from shoes to laptops to cars.

Demi Skipper is on a mission to trade her way from a bobby pin to a house.

Demi Skipper created the Trade Me Project. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

She started with a single bobby pin worth a penny, and within a week she made three trades. The first was for earrings worth $10.

Skipper's first trade had a 99900% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

Next, Skipper traded the earrings for a set of margarita glasses on Facebook Marketplace.

Skipper's second trade had a 140% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

Skipper then traded the margarita glasses for a vacuum cleaner worth $60.

Skipper's third trade had a 150% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

After a couple of days with the vacuum, Skipper traded it for an old snowboard worth $95.

Skipper's fourth trade had a 58% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

Skipper traded the old snowboard for a $180 Apple TV just two days later, which was a turning point in her journey.

Skipper's fifth trade had an 89% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

With a brand-name item in her possession, she was able to make two trades the following week. The first was for Bose headphones worth $220.

Skipper's sixth trade had a 22% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

The second trade that week was the Bose headphones for a $320 Xbox.

Skipper's seventh trade had a 45% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

She traded the console for an old MacBook worth $400 the following week.

Skipper's eighth trade had a 25% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

A week later, she traded the laptop for a $550 camera set. It was the first time she didn't trade an item in person, which she found nerve-racking.

The next trade had a 38% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

About 10 days later, Skipper traded the camera set for a pair of Nike collector's sneakers - a $750 product she knew nothing about.

The next trade had a 36% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

Skipper traded up for another pair of sneakers twice over the next week and a half. The second pair was worth $850.

The next trade had a 13% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

After trading those for a $900 pair of Nikes, Skipper said she had to get out of the shoe game.

The next trade had a 6% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

Skipper traded the final pair of sneakers for an iPhone 11 pro max worth $1,099 within a week.

The next trade had a 22% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

Skipper traded the iPhone for a 2008 Dodge minivan worth $2,200 10 days later, and the traders drove all the way from Minnesota to deliver it.

The next trade had a 100% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

But a couple of days after the trade, the minivan wouldn't move and was leaking fluid.

Skipper sat in the van searching for the next trade. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

Luckily, she found someone who was friends with a mechanic and was willing to take it the next day in exchange for an electric skateboard worth $1,200, almost half the value of the van.

The next trade had a 45% decrease in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

Luckily, she found someone who was friends with a mechanic and was willing to take it the next day in exchange for an electric skateboard worth $1,200, almost half the value of the van.

Skipper traded the electric skateboard for another MacBook about two weeks later, but this one was worth $1,800.

The next trade had a 50% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

About a week and a half later, she traded the MacBook for a $3,800 bike food cart, her "weirdest trade" yet.

The next trade had a 111% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

It took Skipper three weeks to trade the bike food cart for a convertible Mini Cooper worth $5,000.

The next trade had a 32% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

A couple of weeks later, Skipper traded the car for a necklace that she thought was worth $20,000, but it turned out it was worth less than $2,000.

The next trade had a 68% decrease in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

Devastated by the necklace trade, Skipper paused to regroup. Finally, after two weeks of searching, Skipper traded the necklace for a Peloton bike worth $1,800.

The next trade had a 13% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

Skipper traded the bike for a Mustang worth $4,500 about two weeks later.

The next trade had a 150% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

After about a month of scanning the internet for the perfect trade, Skipper swapped the Mustang for a 2011 Jeep Patriot worth $6,000.

The next trade had a 33% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

For her next trade, Skipper had her heart set on a tiny cabin, but she was struggling to seal the deal.

The tiny cabin is Skipper's latest trade. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

But about a week later, fate intervened, and Skipper was able to trade the Jeep for a tiny cabin worth $9,500.

The next trade had a 58% increase in value. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

Skipper has had the tiny cabin for a couple of months now, but she's not keeping it. She eventually wants to trade it for her dream home.

Skipper's next trade will be the tiny cabin. Courtesy of Demi Skipper

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A TikToker traded her way from a bobby pin to a tiny house in 6 months. Here's exactly how she did it step-by-step.

Demi Skipper is on a mission to trade her way from a bobby pin to a house.

She started with a single bobby pin worth a penny, and within a week she made three trades. The first was for earrings worth $10.

Next, Skipper traded the earrings for a set of margarita glasses on Facebook Marketplace.

Skipper then traded the margarita glasses for a vacuum cleaner worth $60.

After a couple of days with the vacuum, Skipper traded it for an old snowboard worth $95.

Skipper traded the old snowboard for a $180 Apple TV just two days later, which was a turning point in her journey.

With a brand-name item in her possession, she was able to make two trades the following week. The first was for Bose headphones worth $220.

The second trade that week was the Bose headphones for a $320 Xbox.

She traded the console for an old MacBook worth $400 the following week.

A week later, she traded the laptop for a $550 camera set. It was the first time she didn't trade an item in person, which she found nerve-racking.

About 10 days later, Skipper traded the camera set for a pair of Nike collector's sneakers - a $750 product she knew nothing about.

Skipper traded up for another pair of sneakers twice over the next week and a half. The second pair was worth $850.

After trading those for a $900 pair of Nikes, Skipper said she had to get out of the shoe game.

Skipper traded the final pair of sneakers for an iPhone 11 pro max worth $1,099 within a week.

Skipper traded the iPhone for a 2008 Dodge minivan worth $2,200 10 days later, and the traders drove all the way from Minnesota to deliver it.

But a couple of days after the trade, the minivan wouldn't move and was leaking fluid.

Luckily, she found someone who was friends with a mechanic and was willing to take it the next day in exchange for an electric skateboard worth $1,200, almost half the value of the van.

Skipper traded the electric skateboard for another MacBook about two weeks later, but this one was worth $1,800.

About a week and a half later, she traded the MacBook for a $3,800 bike food cart, her "weirdest trade" yet.

It took Skipper three weeks to trade the bike food cart for a convertible Mini Cooper worth $5,000.

A couple of weeks later, Skipper traded the car for a necklace that she thought was worth $20,000, but it turned out it was worth less than $2,000.

Devastated by the necklace trade, Skipper paused to regroup. Finally, after two weeks of searching, Skipper traded the necklace for a Peloton bike worth $1,800.

Skipper traded the bike for a Mustang worth $4,500 about two weeks later.

After about a month of scanning the internet for the perfect trade, Skipper swapped the Mustang for a 2011 Jeep Patriot worth $6,000.

For her next trade, Skipper had her heart set on a tiny cabin, but she was struggling to seal the deal.

But about a week later, fate intervened, and Skipper was able to trade the Jeep for a tiny cabin worth $9,500.

Skipper has had the tiny cabin for a couple of months now, but she's not keeping it. She eventually wants to trade it for her dream home.