Image: facebook.She's been taping money to the underside of messes to reward the picker-upper.
A mum from Australia has devised a brilliant way to tell which of her family are actually helping clean up small messes around the house.
Feeling like she's the only person who ever lends a hand around the place, the mum had invented a new game to keep her entertained as the days (and messes) go on.
Every so often she tapes money to the underside of a mess, including toilet rolls and pieces of paper which have been discarded on the floor.
Image: facebook.When the money goes unclaimed, she adds more, kind of like a jackpot.
But to date her kids remain blissfully unaware of the small fortune that awaits them on the floor. And the hard-working mum has claimed back her own cash each time so far.
Posting the idea to Facebook, she included a photo collage of finished toilet roll left lying on the bathroom floor, showing it left untouched for a full seven days.
'If only someone else had thought you pick it up, they would have discovered a $20 note attached with the message 'finders keepers!'
In the caption she wrote: "Needing something to inspire kids and husbands to tidy up around the house? Clearly this game hasn’t worked here yet, maybe one day.
"For now, I’ll keep upping the prize money, knowing it’s coming back."
Other parents who clearly recognised her struggle and wanted to try the game for themselves loved the post, which attracted more than 4,500 likes, as reported by the Metro.
One commented: "My kids would probably pick it up, take out the money, throw it back on the floor and forget about the entire purpose."
A second replied: "The rolls would start to decompose in my house – no one would pick them up even if it saved their life."
