Save on Gas

I think it's pretty safe to say that we're all trying to save money in one way or another nowadays. As things continue to get worse on Wall Street, and unemployment rises, and foreclosures continue, and gas prices continue to remain high, every little bit helps. But we can't always cut out the trips and errands that still need to be done. One thing you can do, though, is to combine all of your errands into one trip (or fewer at least) and make that trip the most efficient you can.

I wrote about the Travelling Salesman Problem a while ago, but now it has an even more direct benefit -- saving gas! One of the sites I mentioned in that post, the Optimap site, can help you get all of those errands done as quickly and efficiently as possible. Tell it the locations of the pet store, the grocery store, Johnny's football practice field, the recycling center and the oil change shop and let it calculate the best route.