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Mashup Mileage Calculator

By: Gail Griffin
Monday, September 03, 2007 9:58 AM

How do you keep track of your mileage? I book all my travel appointments on my Outlook calendar and use Microsoft Streets and Trips to calculate mileage on my showing itineraries. Every quarter I then add up all my miles from my calendar and showings. Those become my mileage logs.

I just found out about the following mashup mileage calculator that works with a Google calendar ... 

www.mileagecalc.com combines appointments entered in your Google Calendar with addresses retrieved from Google Maps and your website. The site calculates the one-way mileage for each trip and even lets you download the results to a spreadsheet. It "mashes up" the functions of two separate sites to create a third one! You can even download the results to a spreadsheet.

Has anyone used this and if so, how do you like it?

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Comments

Gregory Bain
Member Since '03

Gregory Bain said:

Gail, I don't know if that would satisfy the IRS. It sounds like a lot of work and I don't own the MicroSoft Streets program. I'll check out the link you gave, but, again, I don't know how that will sit with the IRS.

September 4, 2007 9:30 PM
Vicki Reynolds
Member Since '07

Vicki Reynolds said:

I write the miles on a note pad that I keep in the car.  I use my trip odometer on the car for each showing, or list appointment.  Once per week I take the pad in and add them to the weekly calendar.  The end of the month I have all of it there on the calendar.  The bills I've paid, the miles....my accountant gave me a list of everything that she wanted, in the order of her entry, on a spreadsheet.  All I have to do is fill in the blanks each month.  She has it organized for herself too!  We both save time.

September 5, 2007 8:14 AM
Michael Klijanowicz
Member Since '07

Michael Klijanowicz said:

I keep my notebook in my car and write down the date every morning and where I go (for business related purposes) and the beginning and ending mileage.  At the end of the month, I take the page out and put it in a folder that I save for the end of the year!

What you do sure sounds way too time consuming...

September 5, 2007 9:28 AM
Gail Griffin
Member Since '03

Gail Griffin said:

Streets and Trips works great for me, especially for showing itineraries. You can input each address you are showing and it will optomize the trips and create driving directions as well as a map with each stop. It will calculate the mileage and cost if you add the estimated gas prices.  I write down my daily trips on my calendar and use Streets and Trips to calculate the mileage. The IRS accepts either odometer readings or miles driven as long as they are logged.

September 5, 2007 3:58 PM
Mipeco Realty, Inc -  Michaela Krestenic, Broker-Owner
Member Since '03

Mipeco Realty, Inc - Michaela Krestenic, Broker-Owner said:

Gail, I don't use Streets and Trips for tracking of mileage but I do use it all the time to plan my showings ... it's great to use it to plan the trip wisely and in a way that makes sense.

September 6, 2007 10:25 PM
Gregory Bain
Member Since '03

Gregory Bain said:

Gail, I'll check out the Streets and Trips software. I think the last time I looked at it, my area was not very well marked. But, times have changed and I hate trying to keep track of the mileage the old notebook way. Thanks for the tip.

September 7, 2007 7:38 AM

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