A life hack makes your life easier. Makes sense, right? Whether it's a product, feature or method, saving time and money is always good. We rounded up 11 smart home gadgets that make life hacking a breeze.

Did you unwrap a new Amazon Echo for Christmas? Here’s a fun trick to try if you have a few Echos around your house.

With Multi-room music, you can set up zones or connect them all together and play music across your whole house. Keep in mind, each device can only be added to one group.

To set it up, open the Alexa app from your phone or tablet, then:

Then, just say, “Alexa, play (music) on the (group name) group.” Voila!

🧠 Get more out of your smart assistant with 20 smart tips and tricks.

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Your house is a point of pride. It's where you host friends and family, and it's the biggest investment you'll ever make. It can be a lot of work, too. That's why you need all the help you can get. When it comes time to repair, remodel or just maintain your home, you need to find the right person for the job. I want to tell you about my favorite app for making that happen. You'll finally want to tackle all those projects piling up.

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We all know how dirty and germ-ridden our phones are, but what about the air around you? Pure-Light’s LED lightbulbs do a lot more than light up your space. They clean the air of mold, pollen, smog, bacteria, viruses and even the almost impossible-to-kill MRSA. Pure-Light is used in schools, government buildings, assisted-living facilities and doctors’ offices around the country, and now it’s available for your home.

Google Maps makes it easy to travel through new cities and find the best routes to the places you go frequently. It's free to use, of course, but that convenience comes with a price — your privacy. Google keeps track of where you've been, going back years and years. You can stop it with a few clicks.

If you know where to look, you can find money that's rightfully yours. Free money? Yes, and there's no catch — aside from a little work on your end. One of Kim's callers found nearly $25K and a Komando staffer helped her mother find $5K. We'll give you some pointers on how to find what you're owed.

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Over the next few months, you might walk outside and hear a strange sound coming from the trees. This screeching is coming from billions of large insects called cicadas. The bugs emerge every 13 to 17 years. This year, we'll see one of the largest groups emerge and begin their loud mating calls.

Got hardwood floors? Got a baby? Why not put two and two together and give the baby in your home their very first job as a floor cleaner? It may sound strange, but some inventive creators over at the Gavvy Baby Store decided to stitch absorbent mop materials into an adorable baby romper. 👶

Check it out here. Now, whenever your baby crawls on the floor, they'll be multi-tasking. While they're crawling and toning their muscles, your hardwood floors are shinier than ever before. We thought it was so adorable we had to share it with you!