It’s not about what I want to do before I die, it’s about how I want to live. It’s my dream list. That’s what I’ve dubbed my list of 50 things I want to do before I turn 50, rather than a bucket list.

For some, bucket lists are filled with skydives, safaris, or trekking across remote mountain ranges, and I have a few of these in mind, too. But I have a completely separate foodie bucket list that ...

I'd put my daughters health before my own, until the doctor had a word. In was 2001 and I was about to marry my partner Alan, 32, who I’d met while working in a hotel in Brisbane. I was a cleaner and ...

After a 35-hour journey from New Zealand summer to an Alaskan winter, I finally pick up my custom camper van in Anchorage to ...

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them. - Henry David Thoreau I recently spoke with a writer about bucket lists. I had not previously thought much ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathan I. Shenkman helps clients achieve their retirement goals. As folks approach retirement, they often start mentioning their ...