Jill Duke breaks down how spring cleaning in 2012 can save you cash, make you money, and secure a man. Read on to find out about the intricacies of cleaning and all the benefits you can expect to find. Ladies: you could relate to this. And Gentlemen… you can probably learn something. The Cleaning Process (and men) My perfect man? Well, I’m glad you asked. He’d look like Ryan Gosling, have a sense of humour like Louis CK, and always make me dinner. But more importantly, he’d know how to clean. I’ve dated men who are very neat and tidy, and whose apartments were a pleasure to visit. I’ve also dated some dudes who either needed an eye exam or a psychiatric evaluation (or both) in order to find out exactly why they could live in such a gross pigsty. But I’ve never dated a guy who truly understood how to clean—I mean, really clean…at a microscopic level. So therefore, my perfect man might not exist. Call me picky, but is an atomic-level attention to detail too much to ask for in a man? Sigh! In all seriousness, though (cleanliness is serious