I used to go curb shopping in a car, so it can be done. I only took smaller things, leaving things like stoves behind for others. Be leery of taking items that contain refrigerants like air conditioners and dehumidifiers, since it is illegal to release the Freon into the atmosphere.
Here's the reason I stopped: It seemed like I was spending more in gas than I was getting in scrap. Also since it's illegal here I figured it might be a good idea to get out before I wind up with a ticket.
I suggest that if you do decide to start, keep track of your mileage. Always fill up your tank so you can keep an average MPG record of what your vehicle actually gets. I do both now and at the end of the month I do the math to see what I've spent on gas each month and it gets recorded in my ledger as an actual expense. I forget what website I used to find the formulas to figure out my business-related gas expenses, but a site shouldn't be hard to find using a simple web search.
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