I'm entering into my 5th month doing the shops. I would love to see higher wages; who wouldn't.
I'm thankful that I stumbled across mystery shopping.
I have a bad back and can no longer do any of the types of jobs that I have experience with. Shopping doesn't hurt my back. My tech skills are not great, and I am not bilingual. <--- That zaps another segment of work to be had.
Little by little I am learning how to put together routes, and another major POSITIVE in my book is that this type of work is portable.
IF I relocate, there will be jobs. It's a simple matter of doing an address change.
In today's shaky economy, I also actually feel safer having my income being generated by a range of companies, and the other things that I do. I might not be rich, but my income is not dependent on a single job, or company doing well.
I'm a boomer and unfortunately know quite a few people who lost their jobs, years ago, and are still unemployed.