When doing a big ticket item or financial shop, I say I am a former executive of a national corporation (which is true) and that I tired of the rat race, and retired early. And I can firmly hold a conversation with any banker regarding finance, investments, etc. I have also said that I own my own consulting company. It works, and works very well.
Even though many consider themselves as "just" a mystery shopper, you do own your own business. You do sales, project management, market research, marketing (you market and sale your skills to the MSC's with every shop you do), you perform accounting functions to keep up with how much you make, which MSC's owe you money and when and then you are have to have all the information for tax time. You are a business owner! And you wear all the hats - unless you have someone who does all the other stuff for you! If you do - you're in a better place, financially, that most shoppers if you can afford to pay someone to do all that! *wink, wink*
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/20/2019 10:15PM by FrostyBubbles.