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I usually work about 5 shops a day. These are banks, credit unions, grocery and electronic shops. I really need to cut down on the number of shops that I work. I am 71 and tired. I am retired from the medical field but still mystery shopped for over 25 years. Due to the economy and being on a pension, I have had to go back to mystery shopping. I have been told to slow down. What do you do when you need the money to pay bills but are exhausted from working 6 days a week?
Have you noticed how many more elderly people are working in all the grocery, department and hardware stores? They say that hundreds of thousands of jobs were filled in the U.S. this last month. I wonder how many were older people that had to go back to work.
I feel sorry for all us. It takes jobs away from younger people and would mean more mystery shops for you. But we have bills to pay even though we would prefer not to work.
I shopped a WeWa today (that's what I call it)
I retired in my early 50's and I'm thankful I grasped the basic principles of compounding. I gave my job to a younger person. My GIFT! I learned in my 20's to save for my future and took every opportunity to do so and lived UNDER my means. I firmly believe every student in HS should be taught personal finance.
Today I relaxed. Caught up on my excel sheet, but no shops completed today. Maverick1 I agree, live under your means and save. I have family who should be retired (early 70's) but can't afford to live because of a lifetime of poor financial choices. I refuse to set myself up for failure. I work when I don't **have** to so that when I can't I know I won't have to.
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I shopped a WeWa today (that's what I call it)
I retired in my early 50's and I'm thankful I grasped the basic principles of compounding. I gave my job to a younger person. My GIFT! I learned in my 20's to save for my future and took every opportunity to do so and lived UNDER my means. I firmly believe every student in HS should be taught personal finance.[/quote]
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I usually work about 5 shops a day. These are banks, credit unions, grocery and electronic shops. I really need to cut down on the number of shops that I work. I am 71 and tired. I am retired from the medical field but still mystery shopped for over 25 years. Due to the economy and being on a pension, I have had to go back to mystery shopping. I have been told to slow down. What do you do when you need the money to pay bills but are exhausted from working 6 days a week?
Have you noticed how many more elderly people are working in all the grocery, department and hardware stores? They say that hundreds of thousands of jobs were filled in the U.S. this last month. I wonder how many were older people that had to go back to work.
I feel sorry for all us. It takes jobs away from younger people and would mean more mystery shops for you. But we have bills to pay even though we would prefer not to work.
I shopped a WeWa today (that's what I call it)
I retired in my early 50's and I'm thankful I grasped the basic principles of compounding. I gave my job to a younger person. My GIFT! I learned in my 20's to save for my future and took every opportunity to do so and lived UNDER my means. I firmly believe every student in HS should be taught personal finance.[/quote]
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