Hayley - Just my two cents, but I do love mystery shopping. It is NOT for everyone though. I have been shopping for over 20 years now. If you like administrative stuff, are detailed and don't mind travel, this could be a great way to make money. Years ago, I taught mystery shopping symposiums and everyone asked me if I was afraid these new people would take away jobs from me, but in reality, many fell away as it was just too much detail work of keeping receipts, checking for jobs, making sure you get paid, tracking your paperwork, returning emails, and being acutely aware when you are shopping. If this all sounds good to you, then you might be a good candidate. I have always been a part-time shopper as I also have taken care of my kids, the house, finances, etc. When company comes from out of town, I just don't schedule any work and I get the time off. I make anywhere from $1000-$3000 a month. I make the most with route shopping but typically only do that 2-3 times a week. Recently I traveled to Seattle for 3 days and made $700 so it does depend on location and what shops are around you. The more populated an area, typically means more shoppers are there as well. This can affect the fees and if the companies will bonus shops are not. I used to live in California where it was more populated and typically the shop fees were lower. I moved to Oregon and it's all about travel. But along with that means more shops are bonused as there just aren't as many shoppers in this location. MS is very flexible but you DO have to be organized to make some real cash. Hope this helps!

One more thing, the $1000-$3000 a month is not including food, gas, and merchandise reimbursements so that's an extra perk. When I state the amount of $1K-$3K, that is hard cash. You do have to sign up with lots of companies as was noted above. Oh, and no one starts out making this kind of money within the first month or two. Take it slow and build. You also need to build up your reputation with the schedulers in order to get the better shops or get more bonus'. Your reputation is everything when it comes to MS.