A B’s Guide to Living: Top 30 Things to do Before You Turn 30!

Hi Friend!

As I write this guide, I am a freshly 29 year old adult…well so my license says. Some days I feel like I am no where near an adult and should not be allowed to take care of myself, let alone three dogs.

If you’re anything like me then you like lists and lists and even more lists. They help me think and they help me plan my life…because well I’m a damn planner.

With that said, I decided to make a list of the 30 things that I highly recommend doing, trying, exploring, etc. before you turn 30. These are all things that I have done or are my own 30 list!

Here we go:

1. Figure out what type of wine you like…this is big. Explore different types, colors, sweetness, dryness, etc. Learn what you like and even love!
2. Travel alone. This will help you learn more about yourself and it’s a scary and eye opening experience that helps you get closer to yourself.
3. Speaking of travel, leave the country! It can be completely awesome to see what other countries are like and even languages.
4. Live alone! Highly highly recommend this. I absolutely love living alone and there is something so satisfying about knowing that all the bills, everything you bring into your house or out…is all controlled by you!
5. Get a pet and it doesn’t matter what kind. Learn to take care of something that isn’t just yourself. It can even be a fish or better yet a plant!
6. See a therapist. Even if you think you don’t need it, therapy can be a great experience and can help you grow as a person.
7. Get a good skin care routine. The older you get the more you need sunscreen, moisturizer and to definitely not sleep in your makeup.
8. Get comfortable being uncomfortable. This is a hard one to specify but not being afraid to put yourself out there is huge and could be something that holds you back.
9. Take up a hobby and follow it through. One thing that I learned during the pandemic was how to cross stitched and I ended up cross stitching a whole Christmas stocking for my dogs.
10. Save your money and start setting yourself up for the future. Even if it’s just putting $20 in your savings…that’s enough! Just do it and start today.
11. Don’t be afraid to say no. If you truly don’t want to do something…say no!
12. Learn about your family and parts of your past and heritage that you may not be aware of as it can be really interesting to truly know where you came from.
13. Don’t be afraid to splurge! I recently took the plunge and got a Peloton and it’s the best decision/purchase I’ve made this year!
14. Learn what flowers you like and what their name is.
15. Read a good book once in a while. Here are a few of my recommendations.
16. Take a cooking class even if it’s on YouTube. Learn how to make a meal and make it really good!
17. Go into your 30s with little to no debt. I get it if you have a mortgage or a car payment and even student loans but get those credit cards paid off and then work towards the rest. I really liked Dave Ramsay’s snowball method but there are a ton of other ways to help pay off debt.
18. Learn how to invest your money! I’m still learning this but from everything I’ve learned it’s hard to be a millionaire just from saving.
19. Get a tattoo or a piercing that you’ve always wanted!
20. Make at least one 2 good friends that you know will always have your back. Making friends when you’re an adult is so damn hard.
21. Get serious about your health. Take your vitamins, get your physicals and try to take care of yourself because as cliche as it is, this is the only body we got!
22. Further your education in something you’re passionate about!
23. Overcome a heartbreak because how in the hell are you going to find the love of your life and or know you already have it if you haven’t seen what you don’t want.
24. Don’t be afraid to fail. Make a scary move, take a different and new job. Do something that you aren’t 100% sure you’ll be great at. Test your limits.
25. Do something for charity and not just donating money. See what it’s really like to give back and it may humble you.
26. Develop a morning routine. I’m always jealous of the people that wake up early, drink coffee or tea, watch the news or journal. I am the type of person that sleeps in as late as possible and may even check emails from my bed because I don’t want to get up. This is definitely a resolution I’m working on.
27. Take lots of pictures! Have something to look back on and even make photo albums to share with family and friends.
28. Be fancy and treat yourself! Go to a 5 star restaurant or a nice hotel and fully enjoy it!
29. Create your own space at home. Discover your style and create a space that you can come home to and be yourself, unwind and just relax.
30. Last but not least, make your own list of what you want to do before you turn 30 or maybe you’re already 30 and you want to make a list of what you want to accomplish before you are 40!

I hope this list is helpful to you and lets you live a little louder, stronger and brighter each day!

P.S. I was going to put things like learn a new language, get a new degree, etc. but let’s be honest that may take a lot longer than we have.