@MA Smith wrote:
There was a convenience store that paid me a certain amount of money for gas one way for every 30 miles from my home. I got a reimbursement for each shop and a fee. Plus I had enough time to add other shops along the route. Oooh Baby!
Now I know that some shoppers do not include reimbursements and I didn't either. But then I figured out I could freeze OJ, skim milk and buy washer fluid for the car. I was totally on board. I ran out of the washer fluid around last July. I haven't shopped that company in 2 years,
When I discovered the grocery stores, the meat bill dropped to about $10 a month and that includes the barbecue parties with beef and/or ribs.
Sadly, when I finally figured it out, my c-store ended and I've yet to find the company who shops them. But I was grossing over $1200 a month by the end, if I add the reimbursements.
Now I do the happy dance if I net $600 after expenses. I average the same amount of days of working a month which is 8. I still jump on the grocery deals that are not available in my area, but they are no longer reimbursed.
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
@MA Smith wrote:
There was a convenience store that paid me a certain amount of money for gas one way for every 30 miles from my home. I got a reimbursement for each shop and a fee. Plus I had enough time to add other shops along the route. Oooh Baby!
Now I know that some shoppers do not include reimbursements and I didn't either. But then I figured out I could freeze OJ, skim milk and buy washer fluid for the car. I was totally on board. I ran out of the washer fluid around last July. I haven't shopped that company in 2 years,
When I discovered the grocery stores, the meat bill dropped to about $10 a month and that includes the barbecue parties with beef and/or ribs.
Sadly, when I finally figured it out, my c-store ended and I've yet to find the company who shops them. But I was grossing over $1200 a month by the end, if I add the reimbursements.
Now I do the happy dance if I net $600 after expenses. I average the same amount of days of working a month which is 8. I still jump on the grocery deals that are not available in my area, but they are no longer reimbursed.
I didn't know you could freeze milk....
@MA Smith wrote:
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
@MA Smith wrote:
There was a convenience store that paid me a certain amount of money for gas one way for every 30 miles from my home. I got a reimbursement for each shop and a fee. Plus I had enough time to add other shops along the route. Oooh Baby!
Now I know that some shoppers do not include reimbursements and I didn't either. But then I figured out I could freeze OJ, skim milk and buy washer fluid for the car. I was totally on board. I ran out of the washer fluid around last July. I haven't shopped that company in 2 years,
When I discovered the grocery stores, the meat bill dropped to about $10 a month and that includes the barbecue parties with beef and/or ribs.
Sadly, when I finally figured it out, my c-store ended and I've yet to find the company who shops them. But I was grossing over $1200 a month by the end, if I add the reimbursements.
Now I do the happy dance if I net $600 after expenses. I average the same amount of days of working a month which is 8. I still jump on the grocery deals that are not available in my area, but they are no longer reimbursed.
I didn't know you could freeze milk....
Skim will stay decent for a couple of months. If it has any fat, it won't last much longer than 2 weeks. This not a problem for me because its nothing for me to go through 1/2 gallon a day. I only purchased 1/2 gallons because they were easier to fit in the freezer that wasn't designed well. You can also freeze heavy cream for about a month if you only want it to enhance soups. I have whipped cream and then frozen by the dollop, but I've never been thrilled with the thawed results on desserts. It's alright if you only need a small dollop on a soup. I prefer to let it go sour and then freeze to use in a cookie recipe, because prepared sour cream doesn't do the 80 year old recipe justice.
Oh and I will freeze anything to see if it works, especially anything that I can't use or sell from the garden. Or not enough to can or pickle.
MA
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
@MA Smith wrote:
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
@MA Smith wrote:
There was a convenience store that paid me a certain amount of money for gas one way for every 30 miles from my home. I got a reimbursement for each shop and a fee. Plus I had enough time to add other shops along the route. Oooh Baby!
Now I know that some shoppers do not include reimbursements and I didn't either. But then I figured out I could freeze OJ, skim milk and buy washer fluid for the car. I was totally on board. I ran out of the washer fluid around last July. I haven't shopped that company in 2 years,
When I discovered the grocery stores, the meat bill dropped to about $10 a month and that includes the barbecue parties with beef and/or ribs.
Sadly, when I finally figured it out, my c-store ended and I've yet to find the company who shops them. But I was grossing over $1200 a month by the end, if I add the reimbursements.
Now I do the happy dance if I net $600 after expenses. I average the same amount of days of working a month which is 8. I still jump on the grocery deals that are not available in my area, but they are no longer reimbursed.
I didn't know you could freeze milk....
Skim will stay decent for a couple of months. If it has any fat, it won't last much longer than 2 weeks. This not a problem for me because its nothing for me to go through 1/2 gallon a day. I only purchased 1/2 gallons because they were easier to fit in the freezer that wasn't designed well. You can also freeze heavy cream for about a month if you only want it to enhance soups. I have whipped cream and then frozen by the dollop, but I've never been thrilled with the thawed results on desserts. It's alright if you only need a small dollop on a soup. I prefer to let it go sour and then freeze to use in a cookie recipe, because prepared sour cream doesn't do the 80 year old recipe justice.
Oh and I will freeze anything to see if it works, especially anything that I can't use or sell from the garden. Or not enough to can or pickle.
MA
Great tip...I put leftover broth in ice cube tray and use when a little is needed for flavor. I drink Almond milk, can I freeze that?
@Miss shopper wrote:
How would you negotiate if there are always shoppers who accepts low pay shops? I tried once to negotiate, but the shop was given to somebody else. I my area there are shops that $2 and they get assigned quickly. Maybe these are the kind of stories we should hear.
@Big Time Shopper wrote:
I earned $3000+ in a month, but my story wouldn't be fit for publication.
Tell us about it.@Robin2 wrote:
How about 1K in 3 days or less?
@AZwolfman wrote:
$1k per month is not enough to pay the bills and is easy to earn in mystery shopping, and reimbursements for purchases required by the client should not be counted as income. An interesting and helpful read would be stories entitled, "How I Earned $3,000+ A Month as a Mystery Shopper"