6 Dollar Tree Items Retirees Need To Buy Ahead of New Year’s Eve

Retirees on fixed incomes who want to celebrate New Year’s Eve or prepare for 2025 will be excited to see so many inexpensive celebratory items for sale at Dollar Tree. If you bought all six of the items we’re recommending, you’d end up paying $7.75. That’s a pretty good deal if you’re keeping to a budget of $10 or under.

From glitter party hats to cheap champagne glasses, get ready to toast to the New Year with these six Dollar Tree buys.

• Price: $1.25

Swap out a much more expensive alcoholic bubbly in favor of Martinelli’s Northwest blend sparkling apple juice. Each 10-ounce bottle is just $1.25 and a delicious, festive beverage for saving money and ringing in 2025.

• Price: $1.25

What happened in 2024 that you always want to remember? What are your plans for 2025? Record your past, present and future inside a fashion hardback journal. 

Each journal comes with 60 lined pages so there’s plenty of room to record all of the milestones you experienced over the past 365 days and all of those coming up on the horizon.

• Price: $1.25

Whether you’re heading out to a New Year’s Eve party or staying in, a glitter top hat is a festive, affordable way to dress up your ensemble. Choose from an assortment of colors while supplies last.

• Price: $1.25

We love how each package of fringed squawkers sold at Dollar Tree comes with 12 squawkers. 

Not only is that super cheap — you’re paying about 10 cents each — but there’s more than enough squawkers to share the wealth. Give the extras to friends and family so they can add to the noisemaking excitement when the ball drops at midnight.

• Price: $1.50

Kick off the new year with a Jot 2025 wall calendar. These 12-month calendars are a hit with Dollar Tree shoppers, who describe them as the perfect size and easy to read in positive five-star reviews. 

Keep in mind, however, that these calendars are available for in-store purchase only. Reach out to your nearest Dollar Tree and find out whether they’re in stock at your preferred location.

• Price: $1.25

Toast to a new year of possibilities and adventure with these gold plastic champagne flutes. Each package includes two flutes so you can toast with your partner, a friend or family member.

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of Dec. 20, 2024, and are subject to change.