Helpful time-saving cleaning tips

No one likes cleaning the house, but doing so doesn't have to take you all day. Instead of working harder at cleaning, try these helpful time-saving cleaning tips to work smarter.

• Stop using multiple products to clean your bathroom.
• The pros use one multipurpose cleaner that does it all.
• With a multipurpose cleaner, bathroom cleaning takes minutes.

• Stop blowing dust all over with an old vacuum.
• A HEPA vacuum filter captures microscopic airborne particulates.
• Old-fashioned paper or conventional vacuum bags pick up only about 30 percent of dust and allergens, and blow the rest back into the air.

• Replace your old reusable dusters with disposable dusters with multiple strands of fibres.
• These dusters don't just move the dust around like traditional feather dusters — they remove the dust.

• Eighty-five percent of the dirt that comes into your home is from shoes.
• Place shoes on doormats to contain the dirt.
• Be sure to let family members and guests know that they can leave their shoes at the door.

Remember these helpful time-saving cleaning tips next time you get down to cleaning to work smarter instead of harder.