The Mystery Shop Maven

Mystery shopping is a great job for so many different people because it offers a great deal of flexibility with regards to your work schedule. While people from full-time workers to retirees and even college students enjoy the flexibility this job provides, it is also a popular job for stay-at-home parents to do as well. Many assignments allow you to bring kids along with you, which is ideal as it…

The last few weeks or so of summer are some of the most expensive weeks of the year for families with school-age children, and if you have school-age children, you completely understand just why. In preparation for the new school year that is about to begin, there are so many things that need to be bought from schools supplies to new shoes, backpacks, and fall outfits, too. Then there are…

Mystery shopping is a great job for moms and dads! It offers parents the ability to earn some much-needed cash without the need to hire a babysitter or arrange for childcare of some sort. It sure can be a hassle to find someone to watch your kids while you work, not to mention rather costly if you have to pay for childcare! Thankfully, with mystery shopping, you have the ability…

Mystery shopping is a really great job for parents with kids of all ages. Whether you are a mom or dad with a young infant, you have a teenager who needs your attention and supervision, or if you have several kids of all ages, mystery shopping offers you some incredible benefits that other jobs cannot provide to you. The job is great for parents because it allows you to work…

Even the most diligent and responsible of mystery shoppers will run into emergency situations that crop up at the last minute, and these can throw you for quite the loop. Whether your car runs out of gas, you get a flat tire, you fall ill suddenly, one of your kids or close family members falls ill or has an emergency that you have to tend to, or something else altogether,…

It’s that time of year again when the summer displays at stores are replaced with back to school items like school supplies, backpacks, and fall clothing. Back to school is an expensive time for families, and especially so for those families with more than one child. When you think about the clothes, shoes, backpacks, and the ever-growing list of school supplies you need to buy before that first school bell…

For mystery shoppers with kids in their lives – including aunts, uncles, grandparents, moms, dads, and more – keeping kids busy during the same can end up costing a pretty penny. You may have intentions to spend some inexpensive time with the kids at the pool or local playground, but as the dog days of summer drag on, the kids are sure to get more than a little bored doing the…

Many mystery shopping assignments will allow mystery shoppers to bring kids along on the site visits. Being able to work without having to worry about making childcare arrangements is a blessing for many parents, but it can also be a real headache. If you are mystery shopping with kids in tow, use some of these valuable tips for making mystery shopping with kids stress-free. Attention-Getters. From the time your kids…

One of the many benefits of mystery shopping is the flexibility. As a mystery shopper, you are able to choose your own assignments and determine when, where, and how much you work. In addition, you also have the added benefit of taking your kids on assignments with you. While some assignments specifically state that you cannot bring kids with you, most assignments are open with regards to bringing kids along….