New Challenge Yesterday I did a type of mystery shop that is fairly new to me. Mystery shopping, as you may know, generally involves making “undercover” observations at a business and reporting the details. Yesterday's shop was more of an inspection, one for which I had to identify myself and explain that I was doing an audit. I see job offers from this particular mystery shopping company all the time, but I had hesitated taking them because for some shops a background check is needed and I didn’t want to go through the whole process at this point. However, this particular shop only needed me to have a photo on file. It was close to my office, so I requested the job and was accepted . The project was simple enough. Enter the building, present my letter of authorization, ask a few questions about where certain facilities were located, and finally, take photos of specific areas. The form I had to fill out was quick and simple. The pay was reasonable at $13 considering the tim
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A few years ago, I started a blog called Extra Cheddar. I only updated it a few times and then it fell away like so many things. It's still out there but I'm somehow locked out of it. I hope I can get in at some point and merge it with this one, but for now, hello again! The purpose of that blog -- and this one -- was to detail the ways I make a little "extra cheddar." Side hustles, you know? I have a full time office job, four kids, and a husband who's a stay-at-home dad. Over the years, I've done a lot of things to earn some extra scratch. My kids are a little older now, but the youngest is only 10. The credit card debt has gotten higher, expenses have risen, and I was laid off two years ago, right before COVID - found a better job, but the pay is slightly less so I'm still scrambling. Among the things I've done and still do? Mystery shopping, focus groups, surveys, data entry, product testing, and even a few apps that pay me to get healthier. A f