Retire Repurposed

At the heart level, retirees want to know they are stewarding their hard-earned financial resources to the best of their ability. However, many plans forget to methodically and intentionally prepare the next steward. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will detail the difference between a wealth transfer plan and an estate plan – and give you ways to make sure your heirs get the best from you while you’re still living.

Today, we start tackling the question, “What do you with the rest of the money you don’t need?” Most people jump right into the notion of a will. While a will certainly has its place, there’s a better way. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will layout five foundational truths retirees must understand regarding their life and money that will help answer the question, “What do I do with the rest?”

The Bible warns repeatedly about the luring effect of more - more wealth, more riches, more stuff. While accumulating assets or having a sizable nest egg isn’t wrong, the desire for more many times steers retirees off-course. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will give you specific questions for you to answer so you don’t fall victim to the problem with moving goalposts.

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.

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?”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

If not careful, the everyday life of a retiree will begin to look mundane. Days will flow seamlessly into the next and every day may look like Saturday. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes is going to give you five non-negotiables that must be included in the everyday life of a retiree.

Legendary TV meteorologist, Dave Dahl, and his son, Andy, have joined forces to create a YouTube show called, “Honest About Life”. They believe the key to deep meaningful relationships are conversations that, far too often, don’t happen between retirees and their children and grandchildren. In this podcast, Dave and Andy will share examples of how honest conversations have led to a greater understanding and deeper perspective of their life and legacy.

Like the first hour of our day, the final hour is a critical period of time that, if managed correctly with intention, helps us grow and create significance. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will give you a three-step process to follow each night to end your day well and propel you into a purposeful day to follow.

The first hour of your day is one of the most crucial and important parts. Cultivating gratitude during this time not only sets the tone for the day, it benefits your mental, spiritual and even physical health. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will give you two specific ways to cultivate gratitude during your morning routine even if you have struggled with thankfulness in the past.

Statistically speaking a 65-year-old retiree will have roughly 20 years of life left. That may sound like a lot. However, if you break that time down into life experience, the results are much different. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes uses data to reveal some startling facts about a how a person uses their time after retirement.

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.

Do you want to have an epic 2024? Forget New Year’s resolutions. Instead, start getting experiences on the calendar. In this podcast, Jerrid Sebesta will give you three ways to make sure 2024 is not only impactful, but a healthy and memorable one as well.

There is a massive connection between the legacy you leave behind and the stories you tell. Stories are one of the most powerful ways we are reminded of God’s work in our lives and ways to transfer that information to people closest to us. In this podcast, Ben Taatjes will give three things to consider regarding your life, your story and your legacy.