5 Things To Buy at Five Below This Fall if You Live on Social Security

The financial restrictions of living on a fixed income can be quite stressful. Similarly, the restraint can be difficult to maintain once summer slips into the fall, and you find yourself needing warmer clothes and wanting more autumnal seasonal comforts. Even if you’d been budgeting better ahead of National Savings Day , it can be too easy to fall back into poor money habits.

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If you are one of the approximately 68 million Americans who currently receive Social Security benefits monthly (that’s one out of every five U.S. residents), you likely live within a tight budget. Luckily, Five Below has you covered — the specialty discount store (where a majority of prices are $5 or less) has plenty of everyday fall items that would fit the season, your home and your Social Security budget .

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Denim Jacket

• Price: $12.00

It just goes to show how affordable the items are at Five Below when the most expensive item on this list is just (a very affordable) $12 — the Five Below denim jacket . It’s a look that never goes out of style, and is the perfect way to stay warm on a crisp autumn day that’s just cool enough for a jacket, but not quite cold enough to break out the winter coat.

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Ladies Sherpa Clog Slippers

• Price: $5.00

With the fall season comes falling temperatures, especially at night. Keep your feet cozy and warm with these soft and fuzzy Sherpa Clog Slippers that range in sizes from 6 to 11.

Funny Fall Scented Candle

• Price: $5.55

This pumpkin-scented candle will fill your house with fall vibes and keep your guests laughing with the multiple autumn lifestyle jokes across its label, such as, “Stressed Blessed Pumpkin Obsessed” and “Smells like a whole pumpkin pie with my name on it. Seriously, don’t touch it.”

Halloween Candy Mix

• Price: $5.00

Chances are, you’ll be receiving some trick-or-treaters this fall season come Halloween, and you’d like to participate in the holiday without breaking your budget. Once again, Five Below has you covered — grab a bag or two of these mixed, individually-wrapped/boxed Halloween treats for all the ghosts and goblins in your neighborhood.

Handwoven Mohair Wool Throw Blanket 50in x 60in

• Price: $12.00

While this throw blanket , like the denim jacket above, comes in at just over twice the cost of the typical Five Below item, it’s still an absolute steal — the handwoven mohair and wool mix means this blanket is super soft and cozy, and it’s rich fall coloring make it a perfect bit of home décor for the season.

_{Disclaimer: Prices current as of Oct. 18, 2024 when this article was originally published.}

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