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50 Things To Do Before Turning 50

Keep yourself afloat and heading towards a goal with a bucket list.

Sheridan
Nov 14, 2016
Saint Martin's University
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50 Things To Do Before Turning 50
Golberz

We all have bucket lists we want to accomplish before we die. These are goals for yourself to keep you going and not slow down and lose motivation along the way.

1. Get married

2. Have kids

3. Be involved in school

4. Graduate college

5. Graduate medical school

6. Pass the MCAT

7. Become a pediatrician

8. Help the needy in big ways

9. Become rich

10. Have a big house

11. Have a nice car

12. Buy my parents their own house

13. Buy my parents their own nice cars

14. Go to Africa

15. Take a cruise to the Bahamas

16. Repay my parents

17. Go to Spain

18. Go to the Olympics

19. Support my parents

20. Drive the entire west coast in a Ferrari

21. Become a philanthropist

22.Go to Coachella

23. Visit New Zealand

24. Hike the Rainforest

25. Fly first class

26. Play messy twister

27. Dive the Great Barrier Reef

28. Go to Australia

29. See firefly squids glow

30. Do a color run

31. Stay in shape

32. Ride an elephant

33. Own a giraffe

34. Float in the Dead Sea

35. Camp on the beach

36.Throw tomatoes in La Tomatina

37. Visit New York

38. Watch turtles hatch on a beach

39. Be in a parade for Mardi Gras

40. Go whale watching

41. Save a life

42. Swim in an infinite pool

43. Swim with a sea turtle

44. Swim with dolphins

45. Make a difference in someone’s life

46. Become a mentor

47. Learn to surf

48. Indoor skydive

49. Go on a limitless shopping spree

50. Watch my kids grow up to become great human beings

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