Remember making that bucket list when you were younger? You had an idea of all the things you wanted to do in this life. Well, just because you’ve hit 55 doesn’t mean that list stops. In fact, you could add some things to the list! Here are 55 things to do after 55.
- Go on a road trip
- Learn a new language
- Try some dancing
- Take up a new hobby
- Scuba dive
- Volunteer
- Enjoy more fine dining
- Conquer a fear
- Be a mentor
- Go camping
- Travel
- Concerts
- Become an activist
- Live within your means
- Learn to paint
- Start a business
- Get a part-time job in something fun that you’d love
- Teach
- Babysit
- Take a course
- Start a new passion-based degree
- Write a book
- Learn an instrument
- Join a fitness group
- Do nothing and just enjoy
- Hit the beach
- Visit the mountains
- Become an Olympian (there’s no age limit on Olympians and plenty of sports you can master)
- Plant a garden
- Volunteer at the zoo
- Become a model (yes, modeling agencies do want those who are middle-aged and older)
- Invent something
- Become the family history aficionado
- Become a local historian
- Take up baking
- Start a blog
- Run for office
- Get a handle on your healthcare
- Drop a bad habit
- Visit friends more
- Enjoy sleeping in
- Or staying up later
- Sewing
- Learn to cook a new dish or style of cuisine
- Learn calligraphy
- Yoga
- Hiking
- Prepare for retirement
- Take more vacations while still working
- Start public speaking and become a master at it
- Splurge on the thing you’ve always wanted
- See the Northern Lights
- Pay off all your debt
- Renew wedding vows
- Have fun!
You’ve worked hard for decades, and now it’s time to enjoy life on your own terms.
