Mum attaches money to rubbish around the house to prove her family are lazy
AS A mum, it can often be a struggle to get the rest of your family to clear up after themselves.
But one woman has come up with a genius solution to the problem by secretly attaching money to rubbish lying around the house.
The Australian wanted to prove in the social experiment just how little cleaning her children and husband do if she's not around.
In a post on Facebook, the mum revealed the details of the hilarious - but clever - social experiment, and shared pictures of rubbish deliberately left around her home.
She had attached money notes - the approximate equivalent of £10 and £3 - to an empty toilet roll and piece of paper before lying them face-down with a "finders keepers" note.
The frustrated woman wrote: "Needing something to inspire kids and husbands to tidy up around the house?
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Many people revealed they were inspired to try out her savvy trick on their own families in an effort to combat mess.
A third shared: "I'm definitely trying this! I can't love this enough!"
In other parenting news, we told you how a mum has shamed parents for sending their children to school when they're sick.
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