How many miles? (Car version)

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Originally Posted by BillyMac

1230 miles. I live in a small state, Connecticut, and our local board only covers about 20% of the state, which contains seventy different high schools. And, by the way, if anyone from the IRS asks, I never go directly from work to a game. I always stop home first to feed the cat, and to get my bag with my uniform ($5.00 per week laundry allowance) and equipment. There are about four schools within a stone's throw of the laboratory where I work, but, dang, I have to go home to feed the cat. She gets upset with me if I don't feed her her dinner on time.

For some reason I thought that if you stop home you cannot not that mileage. Only if you are going from one job to another can you count the mileage. Is that true. BTW, I don't deduct my mileage. Maybe that is something I should think about doing.

And whats the deal with the allowance for the laundry??