Today’s feature is from Frugal In The Fruitlands with Building a Garage Sale Route with Google Maps.

Plan on spending some time going to garage sales this weekend? Here’s a great way to plan your route so you save as much gas as possible using Google Maps (it’s free!):

Plot out your actual route. Start by deciding what sale you want to go to first. You may do this based on what sales are earliest, or what ones you most want to hit. I decided I didn’t want to get up before 7AM to hit the first sale, but that I really did want to hit the red pin sale right as it opened at 8:30 AM. Select that symbol on the map, and choose “Get Directions to Here.” This will bring up the “search results” tab, with direction to your location. You can then add locations in the order you want to visit them.

Check out the post for details on how to customize your garage sale map and also check out these garage sale tips for more ways to get the most out of your shopping day. If you decide to hold your own garage sale, see these tips too: Garage Sale Tips For Success - How To Guide.

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