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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Many retirees and pre-retirees fall victim to acting in accordance with the ways of this world. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will share three common patterns of this world retirees need to steer clear from and ways you can make sure you are directly in God's will during your retirement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dead people can't give money. While having a will in place before death is sound advice, we believe there is a better way to give. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will outline the difference between a will and a wealth transfer plan. He will also share the reasons giving to heirs and charities now will have a bigger impact than waiting until your death. SR Featured See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"Do I have enough to retire?" is one of the most-common questions posed in the retirement planning world. Many people are looking for that magical number for their nest egg to reach before pulling the trigger. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will not only explain a better question to pose, he will give you two important steps regarding your money you need to consider while answering the question, "Do I have enough to retire?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"Am I ready to retire?" can be one of the most exhilarating and exhausting questions a pre-retiree can ponder. You have one shot at this and there's a ton of different variables, factors and scenarios to consider. So, where do you start to dissect and break-down this decision? In this podcast, Ben Taatjes gives the 10-step process to go from retirement consideration to taking the leap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A rapidly changing world along with a loss in identity and purpose can oftentimes lead a retiree to face the difficult life question, "Does it matter?" The truth is many retirees get used to the idea of being let down or lose hope by what was supposed to be the is-all, end-all season of life. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes talks about how retirement was never designed to fulfill the life of a retiree and he gives four specific reasons why, yes, it DOES matter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After decades of working and adding value, many retirees wrestle with the question, "Have I done enough?" High-achievers that are used to producing can have a hard time slowing down in retirement. So, how much is enough and when can you give yourself a reason to rest in retirement? Ben Taatjes not only answers these questions, but gives distinctions between a healthy drive for success and an unhealthy relationship with work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"Where do I belong?" and "What am I supposed to do?" Oftentimes, your job effortlessly answered these questions, but what about during retirement? In this podcast, Ben talks about how these questions demand answer at any age and the dangers retirement can bring when these questions are left unanswered with the removal of work from the life equation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today we tackle three of life's most important questions – starting with, "Who am I?" The first and most important step to becoming the person you were created to be in retirement is to know and understand your identity. In this podcast, Ben talks about how your identity must shift from your vocation onto something deeper and why you should no longer identify yourself as "I'm a retiree." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Retirement is a big life change especially for your marriage. Many retirees never consider how necessary it is to reevaluate the roles and responsibilities in the home post-retirement. In this podcast, Ben will tell you how to communicate these new roles so your spouse doesn't say, "The worst part of retirement is spending every moment with that person." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
More times than not, spending more time with family is a major goal of a retiree. However, most of the time retirees never consider if or how their children want them to plug-in. In this podcast, Ben will tell you how to create mutual expectations with your adult children and ways you can partner with your children to have the greatest impact on your grandchildren. SR Featured 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.
