The narrator attempts to turn a penny into a house within a week by making a series of trades, increasing the value of the item with each exchange. Starting with a penny, he trades it for a pen, then for a small dinosaur toy, and eventually for a can of altoids. He continues to trade the altoids for headphones, which he then trades for a vintage polaroid camera. The narrator faces various challenges and rejections but remains determined to achieve his goal. He also reveals that the ultimate goal is to gift the house to a subscriber named Hannah, who thinks she's part of a Shopify sweepstakes. The narrator receives a mysterious text from someone who knows two individuals he previously met, and they agree to trade the polaroid camera for professional-grade PA speakers. With only six days left to achieve his goal, the narrator must believe in himself to succeed.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator starts with a penny.
2. The narrator trades the penny for a pen.
3. The narrator trades the pen for a blue dinosaur toy worth 25 cents.
4. The narrator trades the dinosaur toy for a half-eaten can of breath mints worth $1.50.
5. The narrator trades the can of breath mints for a hat.
6. The narrator trades the hat for a pair of headphones.
7. The narrator trades the headphones for a vintage Polaroid camera worth $45.
8. The narrator gives away free t-shirts to promote their mission.
9. The narrator meets a subscriber named Hannah who thinks she won a sweepstakes to have a Shopify employee help her set up her website.
10. The narrator receives a text from a random number claiming to know Jared and Chad, who want to trade for the vintage Polaroid camera.
11. The narrator trades the Polaroid camera for 15-inch professional-grade PA speakers at midnight.
12. The narrator has six days left to turn the speakers into a house.