50 Ways to Celebrate Turning 50
Turning 50 is a major milestone. It's a time to reflect on your past, celebrate your present, and look forward to the future. Here are 50 ideas to get you started:
1. Take a trip
2. Fly first class
3. Go to your favorite restaurant…
4. …or one of the world’s best
5. Throw a party
6. Dress up and go for high tea
7. Take a cooking class
8. Go wine tasting
9. Gather oysters and learn to shuck them
10. Go for a hot air balloon ride
11. Release sky lanterns in your favourite place with your favourite people
12. Go somewhere from your favourite book or movie
13. Stay in a Scottish Castle
14. Rent a villa in wine country
15. Charter a yacht or sailboat
16. Go on a helicopter tour
17. Stay in one of the best hotels in the world
18. Be a volunteer in the audience at a comedy or magic show
19. Hire a chef and host a dinner party…
20. ...and make it a Murder Mystery
21. Go on a wellness retreat
22. Sit in the orchestra of the show you’ve been wanting to see
23. Go to a Masquerade Ball
24. Golf at the course of your dreams
25. Visit your first flat or somewhere you haven't been in years
26. Get your hair and make-up done
27. Refresh your wardrobe
28. Learn to surf
29. Go skiing
30. Master a martini or your favourite drink
31. Train for and run a marathon
32. Visit a cheese cave
33. Get tickets to your favourite late-night show
34. Rescue a pet from a shelter
35. Go fishing and grill your fresh catch
36. Write a book
37. Go on a food tour in your favourite city
38. Learn a new language and go where you can speak it
39. Relax by a bonfire on the beach
40. Volunteer for a good cause
41. Become someone's mentor
42. Order the tasting menu
43. Get your aura read
44. Indulge in a spa day
45. Go to a tropical island…
46. …and drink out of a coconut
47. Do yoga at sunrise
48. Buy yourself the watch, the golf clubs, the car!
49. Get the best seats you can afford at a sports match or concert
50. Make a bucket list and start crossing things off
No matter how you decide to celebrate, your 50th birthday should be exactly what you want to do. Whether you want a big party with all your friends and family, a day of service, or a solo trip to your dream destination, make sure it's something that will make you happy and feel celebrated.
And if you're organising a surprise for someone else, why not start collecting money now?
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Collctiv makes collecting and spending the group money quick and easy when it comes to celebrations like 50th birthdays! Instead of sharing your bank details and constantly chasing people, simply sign up to Collctiv today and create a pot, all in less than a couple of minutes.
You can then share a unique link or QR code to the pot with your group and they just tap to pay in seconds. No account creation or lengthy sign up is needed from your group - we make it easy for them to pay, so that you’re no longer out of pocket.
Collctiv can be used completely free of charge too. There’s optional tips on payments into your pot and the option to tip when you withdraw, but we want you to be in full control of your money!
When it comes to managing your pot, you can keep track of who’s paid you and how much and you can even export your payment messages into a spreadsheet along the way. Perfect for your friends and family to leave their heartfelt messages for these milestone birthday celebrations!
There’s a mobile app and web version of Collctiv too - ideal for you to manage your pots whilst you’re on the move on your phone, or you can sit down at your laptop and really get stuck into the party planning on a larger screen!
When it’s time for you to spend the collected money, we’ve got a few options:
- You can withdraw the money straight to your personal bank account. This takes 2-3 working days, or you can use our faster withdrawal options for a ‘priority’ or ‘next day’ service. Find out more about our withdrawal options here.
- You can use our ‘Send to someone’ feature to send some or all of the pot balance onto someone else. They ‘claim’ the funds through the link you send them and then they can choose what to do with the funds. This is a handy feature for when other people in the group are in charge of booking certain parts of the celebrations, such as the accommodation if you’re staying overnight, or the all important gift!
- We have a range of digital gift cards that you can purchase straight from your pot, that will land in your inbox within a few hours, or even better - in the inbox of the recipient on their actual birthday! From John Lewis to M&S, we’ve got you covered for that special 50th birthday gift.
Join Collctiv and start the 50th birthday planning today!
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