I,too have been out of work for almost two years and I am here to tell you that if you are willing to work hard you can certainly make a living mystery shopping. The best part is you are working for yourself and you plan your days according to how busy or not you want to be. Of course the drawbacks are no health insurance and having to wait for your pay longer than a normal paycheck, but with some planning you can make this work. I not only do mystery shopping but also every audit I can get my hands on as well as product demonstrating so it's really a combo job but it works for me. When I first started this I was skeptical about whether I could make it work but with LOTS of hard work I am paying my bills and living so it can be done. Hang in there.