What cleaning products do you like the most, find the easiest to work with, clean the best, etc.? This can be chemicals and solutions, tools, brooms, mops, vacuums, sponges, scrubbing products, steam cleaners, etc. Also, what tips do you have for making cleaning easier? And how often do you think different things need to be cleaned?

I really hate cleaning, and I'd like information on how to make my life easier, but this thread is for everyone.

Also, just a quick question: Do you wipe down your shower curtain after showering? Do you remove your bath mat so it can dry? I do these things, but my boyfriend never does. I used to ask and remind him frequently, but I've given up. In our last apartment, the curtain lining got really nasty with mold or whatever (I didn't know to wipe away moisture, since I wasn't raised with this kind of information).

Does anyone know of a kind of curtain that doesn't require a wipe down?

I really like Scrubbing Bubbles for cleaning the bathtub. I find it very effective, but it does have strong fumes. I normally wouldn't use something like this with a bird in the home, but he's far enough from the bathroom. I'm very careful about chemicals in general, though.