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Since I make a respectable income (at least for now while the practice is going well) but my wife still makes considerably more than me, we have always had a relatively modern division of labor. Laundry and kitchen belong to her. I load the dishwasher and do the heavy stuff. I worked my way through college in the kitchen of a hospital, so I got to know industrial cleaners on a first hand basis.

Ring around the bath tub is not a problem. You're just not using the right product, and believe me, there is a perfect product out there for every cleaning issue. If the ring is hard water, then CLR (calcium, lime, rust) is the perfect product, as stated earlier. If the issue is every day grease, oil and grime, then use a bleach product. The Chlorox spray bottle product works wonders. It works in the toilet, tub, tile, etc.

As far as the best all around bathroom cleaning product, Scrubbing Bubbles (a brand name) is really incredible.

Really, the household cleaner manufacturers are working over time to make housework easier. If you have to work too hard cleaning anything, experiment and find a product that works. There is something out there that will do the work for you.