It's time to rethink, renew and reimagine retirement! Retire Repurposed is dedicated to help people transition into fulfilling and purposeful retirements. Retirement is a big life-change! In fact, the two most dangerous years of a person's life are the year they were born and the year they retire. We believe retirement is not the end; rather, the beginning of what could be the most impactful season of a person's life. So, don't retire; become Repurposed.
Ben Taatjes, Financial Advisor
Stewards Planning Group | 1104 19th Ave SW Willmar, MN 56201
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The statement "every retiree needs a budget" may strike a chord with you and bring out misconceptions about your financial health. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will explain why retirement one of the best times to budget because it helps identify how much is enough for your retirement and liberate you to enjoy the fruits of your labor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, we begin tackling the question, "How much is enough?". However, before this question can be addressed there must be a fundamental understanding regarding your nest egg. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes breaks down the difference between your wealth and your income and the mindset shift required to properly answer the important question, "How much is enough?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, we break down the question, "What are you stewarding?" Oftentimes, retirees are not exactly sure what or how much they own. Answering this question is a critical part in the retirement planning process. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will not only show you how to answer, "What are you stewarding?", but he will also give you ways to identity exactly the goal for each of your assets and to assess the risk/return properties of your portfolio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When it comes to retirement, money and finances dominate the conversation. Most of the dialogue, however, is around strategies on building and maintaining wealth. While a solid, financial plan is vital to the life a retiree, there are deeper, less obvious questions that need to get answered. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will overview three of the most important questions a retiree can answer regarding their treasure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Have you ever considered that retirement is selfish? Retirement is sold by society as a time when you can now dedicate your life to serving you. But, should it be this way? In this podcast, Ben Taatjes talks about the key factor you must include in your retirement, so it doesn't prove self-serving, but rather one that has the biggest impact and legacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Passion is the fire that drives the fervor for our lives. Part of the Repurposed process is rediscovering your passion for life. In this podcast, Jerrid Sebesta will explain how retirement is the perfect scenario to engineer the most optimal life by utilizing the things you are already passionate for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Conventional wisdom says, "double-down on your abilities". However, it's important you know exactly what your abilities are that you possess. What was your best day at work? Chances are it wasn't payday. Likely, it was when you were using your abilities to provide value to someone else's life. Why do we think we can just walk away from using our abilities in retirement and be happy? In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will breakdown the two parts of your abilities and he'll give you ways to identify these abilities to have a fulfilling retirement experience.
Leveraging your experiences in retirement will be one of the greatest honors and responsibilities you will have. Whether you believe it or not, you have a host of life experience that can be translated into value for the world. In this podcast, Jerrid Sebesta will give you ways to better understand your experiences and turn them into wisdom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On the show, we wrap-up our mini-series on stewarding your time. The way you view your time is a crucial part to having a fulfilling and impactful retirement. In this podcast, Jerrid Sebesta will give you five specific mindsets or attitudes you need to immediately incorporate in your everyday life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Time is your greatest asset. You can have all the money in the world, but without time, it won't matter. Today, we begin a new series talking about time and the life of a retiree. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will give you ways to actually slow down time and he makes the comparison to time and a roll of toilet paper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben has been in the financial services industry for nearly two decades. He has worked alongside thousands of families and individuals while owning and operating Taatjes Financial Group, a retirement planning firm in west-central Minnesota. While Ben loves to work with retirees, his passion extends far beyond the numbers. This passion led to the publishing of his first book, Repurposed: The Untold Story of Retirement in America in 2017 as well as co-founding Retire Repurposed in 2019.
