Of all the things I hate to spend money on, maternity clothes had to be right at the top of the list. You wear them for such a short time! But you feel dumpy and ungainly and want to wear something pretty! It’s a conundrum for the frugal, for sure.

I solved it (mostly) by sharing maternity clothing with friends, shopping consignment, and then splurging on a few pieces I loved when I could find them on sale. Right now you have three choices for maternity options at even better prices—all of the sale stuff at Destination Maternity, Motherhood Maternity, and A Pea In The Pod is an extra 30% off when you put it in your cart, automatically.

And aside from the sale prices, just to be grateful about how far maternity fashions have come over the years. Because I spent my pregnancy with my oldest wearing a pair of brown flowered overalls. Not even kidding.

It’s hard to imagine that winter will be here soon—particularly where I live, because “winter” is a relative term, here in the south—but I hear it actually is going to get cold soon.

If you’re in need of a new coat (or other relatively expensive item) but are hoping for a deal, today’s your day to shop at Lands’ End—you can take 40% off any one item with coupon code COUNTRY and PIN 1840. Plus, you’ll get free shipping on your $50+ order.

I’m loving their brightly-colored wool outerwear, though I’m trying to remind myself that I’d only need a coat like that a couple of days a year….

I have a philosophical issue with the store Wet Seal, and it probably stems from being so old and unhip, but nonetheless: What does it mean? Is there a seal flopping around on a beach somewhere, all wet, that somehow inspired skinny jeans? Is there a gasket one needs to wet to slide into said skinny jeans? Does it make any sense at all?? These are the things that keep me up at night.

Regardless, Wet Seal remains one of those stores all the teen girls seem to love, and if you must shop there (puzzling name aside), you may as well save some money. So! Today’s your day.

Today only (Thursday, September 13th, 2012), every order ships for free, automatically. All clearance items have an extra 50% deducted in your cart, and everything else drops an additional 25% in your cart. And on top of all that, you can apply coupon code WSLABOR30WEB for another 30% off on top of the automatic adjustments.

It almost—not quite, but almost—makes up for the weird store name.

Right now there’s a huge sale going on over at Naturalizer, and on top of the reduced prices, every order ships for free, automatically.

On top of that, you can apply coupon code KEIRHTLS to save an additional 20% on your entire order.

All in all, that makes for a lot of very cute shoes at ridiculously discounted prices. Today’s turning out to be a pretty decent day.