Don't waste the water you spill rinsing dishes -- wear socks, mop up the spillage with your feet, and slide around the kitchen, paying special attention to spots that don't seem to be part of the pattern in the vinyl -- two jobs done. (Thx to my Mother for this one!)

P.S. this is most effective if your wife does the laundry, but even if you do it, it's a savings in time, and socks are as cheap as floor mops, anyway.