Being frugal hurts

So my carpets have been needing some attention for a while now and Scott and I have been trying to decide whether to a) have them cleaned b) buy new carpet or c) replace the carpet with hard wood floors. Well all of the options cost money and I am now super saver mom so I decided to clean them myself. This would have been much easier if my little green cleaning machine thingy hadn't stopped working. Do you know which muscles are used most when you are on your hands and knees scrubbing with a brush and a bucket of water for two hours? Well my arms are fine but randomly my rear is killing me. It was way worse than any buns of steal workout (and yes I did do those in college). But my carpets are beautiful and I spent no money because I already happened to have carpet soap stuff and I worked off all the calories that I have consumed for the past week. Ok maybe not but it was definitely a workout.