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Saturday Update!

December 27th, 2008 at 04:31 pm

Yesterday I did a mystery shop for an oil change at a dealership on my Honda. I've done these in the past many times on both of my vehicles. I don't often get to "sign-up" for these anymore due to a change in requirements in that they can only be done Monday through Friday. I used to always schedule the assignments on Saturdays since it was conveniently on my way to work. If there was a location near my full-time job (M-F), I would definitely get a chance to do them more frequently again.

Since I had off work yesterday(plus the vehicle was overdue for service), I figured it would be a good opportunity to see if any assignments were available and I was in luck. Fortunately, I was even able to schedule a service appointment at the dealership that was convenient for me also.

Anyway, the cost of the oil change & filter service was over $38, which I think is ridiculous when I normally pay less than $20 at chain oil change retailers. It is fully reimbursable plus I get a $8 shopper fee for completing the online questionnaire. You can't beat that!!

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Starting in January, I need to replenish funds to my savings account that I needed to "borrow" to pay off the 0% CC #3 promotion.

Also, since I am saving $71/month from refinancing my mortgage from 8.5% to 5% and going from a 30-yr to a 15-yr term, I think I will apply that to the principal of my car loan. My payments are automatically debited from my checking account, so probably instead of changing the paperwork to include a principal payment...I will send it by check monthly.

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I guess I will use the extra income sources for now (that I had been saving in a separate account to pay off the 0% CC) to add to my regular savings until it is fully funded again.

Have a great Saturday!

4 Responses to “Saturday Update!”

  1. littlemama Says:
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    Can I ask when you ck to see if there are any assignments available?

    Also, congrats on your refinance.

  2. Myrtle Says:
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    I did my last oil change mystery shop on Oct 9 and I am still waiting to be paid!! I hope you get paid faster then me.

  3. Blue Eyes Says:
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    littlemama--Thanks...I check to see if there are assignments at any time...just random. Sometimes I get invites for job assignments from mystery shopping companies.

    myrtle--It usually takes me a long time to get paid from this company also for my assignments. I'm not sure why that is...most of the companies I shop for are better than this one.

  4. fern Says:
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    That does seem a little high for the oil change. The Honda dealership by me charges about $30, i believe.

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