December 7th, 2009
Have you ever wondered how much the 12 days of Christmas would cost to buy? Well now all has been revealed and it’s not cheap. US financial services group PNC Management has worked out that it would cost $21,466 to be exact. The partridge may only cost $10 but the pear tree would set you back $150, the five gold rings $500, and a whopping $4700 for a performance by 11 pipers piping and 12 drummers drumming.
According to PNC the total for purchasing the 12 days of Christmas has gone up by $385 this year, which would suggest a year-on-year Christmas inflation of 1.8%. Whilst the gold rings have leaped up in price by $150 dollars or 42% this year, the highest jump in price comes from the most expensive item of them all: nine ladies dancing. This has gone up by $700 in 2009 and to pay to see these nine ladies dancing will cost you $5500 per show.
So if there are any extremely rich and eccentric people out there that want to buy the 12 days of Christmas now you know how much it will cost you. For some more sensible ways to make and save money in the run up to Christmas then head over to minutebox.com to sign up for our beta testing service and get an invite to be on of the first to check out our online marketplace for people’s time.
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November 26th, 2009
The final tweaks to the design of MinuteBox.com are being made, it’s been a long time in the making because the designers have been perfectionists and are trying to make it as user-friendly as possible. Now that we will soon launch into beta testing for a short period before the big launch it’s time that people should know what our service is about…
MinuteBox is a market place for online interactive expert advice and assistance. Users buy and sell advice or assistance on many topics via online chat or e-mail correspondence. By applying a bidding process, we aim to create a perfect market for small scale services and advice online. Think of it as an ebay but instead of selling products, our users are selling their skills, advice and spare time. In this online community, people with skills are rewarded for sharing their skills and know-how. On the other hand, people with problems can visit to get live expert advice or assistance at a reasonable price.
In the time of a recession, services such as MinuteBox.com will not only save people money, if they have skills then people can earn additional cash in their spare time. For example, if you’re a financial adviser, you could give a new client some advice through a webcam or email correspondence on MinuteBox.com for a cheaper price than you normally would sell your services. In this transaction the financial adviser (the seller) has sold their advice and monetised their spare time and the client (the buyer) has saved some money by paying less than they would if they had approached a financial adviser in the ‘real’ world. It is in this way that MinuteBox.com can benefit both the seller and the buyer.
To join our beta testing service and be one of the first to see how MinuteBox.com can benefit you please register on our homepage at http://www.minutebox.com/
Toby Clarke
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November 26th, 2009
We’ll be using the MinuteBox Blog, to share our story, our learnings, our experiences, and also some of our insights into what makes a successful startup. We’ll be using this blog to share some of our own insights, and learnings, as well as giving you a behind the scenes look at some of what we’re working on.
For now, we’re going to begin with an introduction to some of the folks behind the scenes here at MinuteBox.com:
Founder:
Josh Liu
Our Technical Team:
Rob Hudson
Cristiano Betta
James Lucas
The Marketing Team:
Farhan Rehman
Toby Clarke
Seung-Wook Lyeos
Jason Paul Grant
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