My hubby is currently unemployed/minimally employed, which sucks, but the upside is that he's been willing to do straightening up, cleaning, organizing, dishes, laundry, etc in between applying for jobs. So for right now I have a willing and unpaid housekeeper of sorts.
My favorite cleaning tip though? If you have a dog, particularly one that sheds a lot, brush them outside! I used to brush my dog in the house and the dog hair would go everywhere - I have a corgi and corgis shed an absolute ton of hair - so I'd have to vaccuum afterwards. Now I take her outside and brush her in the yard, no vaccuuming required. My mother commented that with all the hair, it looked like an owl killed a small mammal in my yard, but I'd much rather have it in the yard than in my house! Plus the hair doesn't stay in the yard for long, I think little birds or animals must take it to make nests or something? Anyway, I hate to vaccuum so that's my shortcut around it. I still need to vaccuum of course, just not quite as often.