Ok so I got a great deal on the fancy Laura Poretzky, Abaeté designer shoes at Payless. Now I need an Abaeté dress to match the new shoes.

Boy I tell you, us women come up with all kinds of reasons to go shopping. LOL Well, that is what my DH says. But I don’t see it as an excuse, it’s a necessity. Food, water, clothes… see the connection… necessities.

It’s not often that you see Payless shoes being paired with a Saks Fifth Avenue dresse, but Saks is the premiere place for the latest in Abaeté apparel. The only glitch is my FW budget doesn’t go far at Saks. The best I can probably do is an $18 bar of soap.

But I will not be out done. I have already made up my mind that I am getting this $425 Abaeté Ryan Colorblocked Mini Dress. Now all I have to do is find a way to buy it without sacrificing my light bill.

There is one thing working in my favor right now… the dress is on sale for $255. While that’s a lot better than $425, I think I can get it for less. So I started looking around to figure out how to save at Saks.

And there are actually quite a few ways:

Sign up for Saks email updates and get 10% off my next order

Apply for a Saks World Elite Master card and get 10% off my first day’s purchases plus get a $25 Saks gift card with my first non-Saks purchase

My Saks MasterCard is the first step into getting me in the Saks First club… which grants me access to member only extras

When I use my platinum American Express card, I earn Saks Reward points that I can redeem for Saks gift cards

I can use this 25% coupon, but I only if I can get to the store by the end of the day

Or I can go to OFF 5TH, the Saks outlet, to get huge savings up to 70%

Or I can shop the Saks Sales aisles for additional savings up to 70%

Using some coupon codes at saks.com will sweeten the pot:

MBMTOTE – Free Marc Jacob tote when I spend $350 on Marc Jacob women’s Apparel

NANETTE2 – Free Chic Umbrella when I spend $300 on Nannette Lepore Apparel

SHIPFREE and FREESHIP gets me free shipping on any order

STJOHN3 – Free compact mirror when I spend $500 in St. John’s Women’s Apparel

I can also get cash back on my entire Saks order when I shop through these affiliate links:

4.5% from Big Crumbs

3% from Stock Back

3% from Fat Wallet

3% from Mr. Rebates

3% from Baby Mint

3% from NestEggz

2% from Ebates

Also when I shop at Saks, I can earn miles which will help me get to Prague for relaxation, Alaska to visit my brother, or anywhere else I want to go

1 mile per dollar – Delta

1 mile per dollar – Alaska Air

2 miles per dollar – Hawaiian Airlines… this can help me thaw out after freezing in Alaska

2 miles per dollar – American Airlines

2 miles per dollar – United

2 miles per dollar – US Airways

4 miles per dollar – NWA

I can even get some Amtrak rewards – 3 points per dollar