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Top 10 Side Jobs – #10: Mystery Shopping

Mystery Shopping, mystery shopper, side job, extra income

CF / September 18th, 2013 / 9 Comments

Welcome to a new ten part series at the Outlier Model on the Top 10 Side Jobs available to the average person. Please check out our intro post and tune in every Wednesday as we count down to #1! Sitting at #10 on our list of Top 10 Side Jobs is mystery shopping. Before I became involved in mystery shopping, the idea of secret shoppers was not unknown to me. I had worked in retail for a long...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: extra income, how to be a mystery shopper, mystery shopping, part time job, side hustle

What are the top 10 side jobs?

top 10 side jobs, extra income, paying off debt, financial goal

CF / September 16th, 2013 / 20 Comments

For many years, I’ve worked two or more jobs to make a bit of extra money, pay down a bit of debt, or to gain some experience in a field. When I was a full time student, there were days where I’d finish working in the lab at 5pm, only to rush off and work a 6 hour shift in retail. Yikes! Until just recently, Brian would do something similar – work 8 hours at his office job then rush off...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: how to get a second job, part time job, side hustle, side job, why work two jobs, working a second job

3 Summer jobs for students

Summer jobs for students, extra income, summer job, make money

CF / June 17th, 2013 / 22 Comments

This past weekend, Vancouver had it’s annual car-free day, with street festivals being held all over the city. Brian and I braved the crowds and had a beer out on the street while enjoying a bit of sun and warmth. When the patios and beer gardens come out, it’s a sure sign of impending summer! It’s also the time when students, many of whom are free for the summer, start to look...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: college student summer jobs, finding work experience, first job, holiday jobs for students, part time jobs for students, summer jobs for students, temporary jobs for students

Hey, I got a raise

a raise, money , extra money, salary raise

CF / June 10th, 2013 / 23 Comments

I had my first ever annual performance review last week. I meet with my manager every two weeks, so I didn’t expect there to be any major issues. I’ve also only been at the job for about 7 months, so there wasn’t too much to talk about…. EXCEPT THE FACT THAT I GOT A RAISE. Woohoo! Monies!Photo Credit: areasuburn via Flickr I received a raise of about 4.5%, which is pretty...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: getting a promotion at work, getting a raise at work, how to budget a raise, how to spend a raise, making a budget, new budget, staying on budget