Adam Ruins Everything : Apparently in the office workplace it's great to ask how much others make so you can sort of set the standard and expected pay amounts and no one gets too jipped.... of course this isn't a perfect world. I don't mind sharing when I have really good weeks, but I don't want to set newbies expectations too high. Sure, I can make $1000-$2500 in a week or two if I grind down, travel, and really work it... but realistically I'm going to make $1000 in a month most months these days.
I think people hop on here asking so they can see if there's realistically any hope for whatever goals they have set in their heads. I first started out doing Taco Bell and KFC drive thru shops for little $5 pay and then Arbys, Hardees, and a few others for similar pay rates. I found Kroger shops at $5-$50 with distance pay, and worked my way around trying to see what else was shopped. I was only making $100-$250 a month and while trying to find reputable companies on the internet, I found this forum *which is utter gold* I was able to sign up with close to 200 companies towards the end and for a few months brought in $2500-$5000 a month but those were long days and stressful. It did let me save up about 12K in the bank though as an egg to sit on while I'm figuring out this grad school thing.
I don't believe many of these people think.... Well, I'mma ask these random strangers what the heck they make 'cause I wanna make 150,000 this year mystery shopping. I figure they want to know if it's actually feasible to pull in an extra $500-$1000 into their house because they're struggling in some way or another. I read a post on here that I believe the OP deleted where she mentioned forgetting her cellphone bill was due so she went out and did a few mystery shops and then sold some things out of her house that she plans to buy back later. I figure, if you're in a spot where you're selling off your Keurig to get fast cash to pay a cellphone bill and then plan to mystery shop to buy the Keurig back later, ya probably have bigger concerns and need to reevaluate. I digress...
No worries. We don't gotta answer when they ask and the truth is.. is seriously varies. I believe I reported around $18K of 1099 income last year but I've got my eggs in several baskets.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/10/2017 09:10PM by MountainCacher88.