I have been doing mystery shopping for almost 10 years. It gives my wife and I a chance to get out and dine at different restaurants with out a strain on our budget. I will never get rich at this, but a few extra bucks plus a free meal, who couild complain about that?
Welcome to the forum, JRP01. Yours is about the right approach to this. Occasionally there are some other worthwhile shops, but more and more I am finding the main value comes through the reimbursements.