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A CLEANING enthusiast has shared the bedtime trick that saves them time.

The handy habit ensures they never have to worry about stained clothes again.

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Young Woman Loading Clothes Into Washing Machine In KitchenCredit: Getty

Redditor CordCarillo shared the cleaning hack in a viral post.

Their nightly routine went a long way and required items most people likely have on hand.

"A commercial mop bucket and mop," they said.

"I leave it with fresh, soapy water and run it over all my floors before I go to bed at night."

The simple trick takes them just 15 minutes but saves them a lot of hassle.

"I don't have to worry about staining my socks or dog hair floating through the air," they said.

The Redditor revealed that other cleaning habits greatly impacted their cleaning workload.

Instead of saving all their laundry to do in one go, they explained that a nightly laundry session took just a few minutes and kept their clothes in order.

"I do a load of laundry every evening. Five minutes to start, 5-10 minutes to fold and put away," they said.

Cleaning as they went was also huge to prevent messes in their home.

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"Wiping things down before I leave a room. unloading the dishwasher while coffee is brewing," they added.

Efficiency is key to even cleaning after meals and cooking.

A trick that saved them time and money is meal-prepping, limiting how much cleaning they have to do between meals.

Instead of washing the dishes after preparing breakfast, lunch, and dinner, their trick streamlined the process.

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"Cooking one day a week and prepping meals for the upcoming week, so clean-up is just throwing away containers, wiping down the counters, and mopping the floor," they said.

Other cleaning enthusiasts shared their favorite hacks that saved them time without much effort.

"For me, it’s getting a load of dishes and laundry before I leave for work in the mornings," said one commenter.

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"Swapping a load to the dryer and unloading the dishwasher in the afternoons saves a ton of time."

"[I] wipe down [the] sink and [the] toilet every day, so it's never gross & it doesn't take much time to deep clean the restroom," added another.

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