Good day to every one!
Sorry my English is bad.
I'm in great need to find a way to make money, in a decent and honest way, unfortunelly I have find to many scams, and I'm afraid to make more mistakes.
I'm behind in a lot of bills, and need to do something about it.
Is there a good hearted person who can help me find my way.
I would love to find a way to do things from my computer at home, simple things, a don't know much about computers, but I can answer surveys or things like that.
I'm 53 years old, with some impairments, I had 5 back surgeries, but I'm bless to be able to walk, taking it easy, not for to long distances, and for short times also.
Well I would love to hear from some one.
Thank you,
GINAROD

Hi Ginarod!

Most mystery shopping requires that you visit a business as if you were a regular company,observe specific things and usually make a small purchase. You then go home, write up the report, submit your receipt and wait 4-6 weeks for the usually less than $10 for the job. Mystery shopping is not a quick pay or a big pay business. It is economically feasible when you do 50-60 jobs per month. There are very few big paying jobs (and 'big pay' is $50-$100) and they usually are reserved to experienced shoppers who have proved over time that they can handle it and do it in a timely manner.

There is a whole thread about surveys at [www.mysteryshopforum.com] if you want to try those. Even folks who have had success with surveys in the past seem to be doing few of those any more.

Thanks so muuuuuuuuuch for getting back to me.
So if I understanding this correctly, there is not much to expect for being a mystery shopper, is that correct?
Do you know something I could do to better my difficult situation?
I would be very for always grateful
Thanks,
GINAROD

Depending on your mobility and the availability of shops in your particular area, shopping may or may not be productive for you. There is no real way of being able to tell you whether it would be likely to work out in your area or not. It is a reasonable option for me but I have met many folks through forums who found after a few months it just was not feasible for them.

There are not any 'easy answer' home businesses. The best you can do is think about your skills and strengths and see how they could applied productively in your area. I have friends who have their own home based businesses doing everything from medical transcription to floating horse teeth. An acquaintance raises and trains drug sniffing dogs for law enforcement, especially ones that can smell drug residue on currency, while another recently fold his plant growing business raising house plants to sell at the flea market because he just couldn't make enough to cover expenses. 80% of small businesses (which home businesses are) fail in the first months. Don't be afraid to try, don't be embarrassed if it doesn't work out and don't invest a lot of money unless you are getting general purpose equipment you can use for other purposes. Pre-packaged sales and product programs are generally a rip off--in fact I know of no one who have had success with them and many who have banged their head against the wall trying to make good on that 'satisfaction guaranteed or your money back' claim.

Sometimes you 'make more money' by spending less. I use that rationale every time I throw less than 25 cents worth of ingredients into the breadmaker from Goodwill and spending less than 25 cents in electricity to make a loaf that is every bit as good as the $2.00 loaf at the store--thus saving about $1.50.