My vacuum

My husband bought me a Kirby just before he left. When it works it is awesome and picks up unbelievably well. The stupid thing however has broken a belt every two to three weeks and twice now it has just simply stopped working. The first time it was the cord and I believe the same thing has happened again. Very frustrating to me ............I love a clean house however do to three kids, three dogs, a bunny and two hamsters..........I need to sweep daily. AT LEAST ONCE. This has put a real dent in my house cleaning and the gas to drive to Savannah is going to cost me a pretty penny as I have NO other business up there to take care of this time around. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!