Episode 149: Mystery Shopping as a Side Hustle

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mystery Shopping is probably the biggest side hustle you never thought was legit.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s TOTALLY legit.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’ve been doing mystery shopping since 2013 and my main reason behind starting up with this was - you guessed it - money money money.  In this case, I needed money BADLY.  My hubby had been very sick for some time and I could not take any more payday loans.  Yes - sometimes a side hustle does come out of desperation.  But I stuck with this one because I actually enjoy it AND it’s a good way to make some extra money doing something that you likely had to do already.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I got started doing Mystery Shopping with cell phone audits - I would line up 8 to 10 of them in a weekend.  Let me tell you, I learned SO much about mobile phones...when my hubby and I were looking at upgrades, I would always take him along on some phone audits so we could make informed decisions.  I soon discovered that I could basically get my grocery shopping reimbursed with a few shops here and there.  So I have stuck with this and have made close to $5000 over the years.  And this is only doing 4-5 shops a month on average.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some of my favorite agencies include</span> <a href= "https://www.thesourceagents.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Trend Source</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://www.isecretshop.com/?redirect=no#firstPage"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">ISS Shopping</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.  But there are dozens and dozens of agencies.  A quick google search will get you moving along.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Give it a try!  But stay out of my territory - LOL - I’ve got dibs!!</span></p>