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Retirement Stories: Childhood Tornado Inspires Sharing the Stories of Others
July 09, 2021
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On this episode, we sit down with Scott Thoma. Scott grew up in southwest Minnesota and lived through the historic Tracy tornado on June 13th, 1968 – one of only two recorded EF5 tornadoes ever in the state. Scott not only has an incredible childhood story, now at the age of 62 he is a feature writer for a senior publication sharing the stories of other retirees. In this podcast, Scott recounts how the events following the Tracy tornado have inspired him to share the stories of other inspiring retirees today. Scott also explains how his entire mindset on life and retirement has recently changed because of the stories of others.
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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.
