Retire Repurposed

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? Today we cover a concept we call The Money Disorder. In our experience, too much of the retirement conversation is centered on wealth. As a result, many...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? In this podcast, we consider the question, "Does money buy happiness in retirement?" The truth is money does play an important role in retirement and ha...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? In this podcast, we consider the question, "What is the best age?" looking at research from around the world and considering our own personal life exper...

On this episode, we start a brand-new series on retirement happiness. Society tells us that retirement is the time when we can truly live and be happy. But, does retirement make good on that promise? Furthermore, what makes us happy in the first place? In this podcast, we talk about some of the happiness times in lives and we breakdown what the Bible says about happiness, joy, contentment and peac...

On this episode, we wrap-up our series on retirement habits. Healthy habits are important at any time in your life, but especially in retirement. Time is one of your greatest assets if you are a retiree, but if you have bad habits that time will work against you. Today, we cover the habit of serving. Someone with a servant-heart sees others as opportunities to serve and looks for ways to meet thei...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement habits. Healthy habits are important at any time in your life, but especially in retirement. Time is one of your greatest assets if you are a retiree, but if you have bad habits that time will work against you. Today, we cover the habit of growing. John Maxwell has said many times, "If you're not growing, you're dying." Furthermore, growing is...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement habits. Healthy habits are important at any time in your life, but especially in retirement. Time is one of your greatest assets if you are a retiree, but if you have bad habits that time will work against you. Today, we cover the habit of laughter. Not only is laughter good for the soul, it's good for the body. Unfortunately, retirees often st...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement habits. Healthy habits are important at any time in your life, but especially in retirement. Time is one of your greatest assets if you are a retiree, but if you have bad habits that time will work against you. Today, we cover the habit of having social connections. Human beings were created to be around others, so engineering others into our s...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement habits. Healthy habits are important at any time in your life, but especially in retirement. Time is one of your greatest assets if you are a retiree, but if you have bad habits that time will work against you. Today, we cover the habit of adding value. Adding value to someone else's life daily is a key component to living a Repurposed retireme...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement habits. Healthy habits are important at any time in your life, but especially in retirement. Time is one of your greatest assets if you are a retiree, but if you have bad habits that time will work against you. Today, we cover the habit setting a long-term schedule. Even as a retiree, your weekly and yearly rhythms should mimic God's design. In...

On this episode, former mob boss, Michael Franzese joins us on the show. Michael Franzese grew up as the son of the notorious underboss of New York's violent and feared Colombo crime family. At his most affluent, Franzese was generating an estimated five to eight million dollars per week from legal and illegal businesses. in 1986, Vanity Fair magazine named him one of the biggest money earners the...

On this episode, we bring you a special new year edition of Retire Repurposed for 2023. The last year has brought lots of ups and downs for retirees. So, we wanted to take a look back at the high-points. In this podcast, I surprise Ben with the three most popular episodes of 2022 and we talk how retirement can be a new beginning for retirees in 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

On this episode, we take a quick break from our mini-series on healthy retirement habits to bring you a special Christmas episode. Christmas is a time deeply rooted in traditions. However, are there ways to stay true to those traditions while honoring and celebrating the birth of Jesus? In this podcast, Ben encourages retirees to be set-apart and start new traditions to make the most memories poss...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement habits. Healthy habits are important at any time in your life, but especially in retirement. Time is one of your greatest assets if you are a retiree, but if you have bad habits that time will work against you. Today, we cover the habit setting a daily schedule. Setting a daily schedule is the best way to prevent each day from looking same and...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement habits. Healthy habits are important at any time in your life, but especially in retirement. Time is one of your greatest assets if you are a retiree, but if you have bad habits that time will work against you. Today, we cover the habit of movement. Your body was created to move. Furthermore, the act of retirement can have a more detrimental ef...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement habits. Healthy habits are important at any time in your life, but especially in retirement. Time is one of your greatest assets if you are a retiree, but if you have bad habits that time will work against you. Today, we cover the habit of reflecting. Reflection is an important piece of a retiree's life because it extracts the lessons out of yo...

On this episode, we continue our new series on retirement habits. Healthy habits are important at any time in your life, but especially in retirement. Time is one of your greatest assets if you are a retiree, but if you have bad habits that time will work against you. Today, we cover the habit of positive self-talk. The truth is words are powerful and many times the most hurtful words spoken to us...

On this episode, we start a brand-new series on retirement habits. Healthy habits are important at any time in your life, but especially in retirement. Time is one of your greatest assets if you are a retiree, but if you have bad habits that time will work against you. Today, we cover the habit of practicing gratitude. Gratitude acts like a lynchpin and gateway to joy to faith. In this podcast, Be...

On this episode, we wrap-up our series on retirement personality types. There's no one-size-fits-all equation for a great life and retirement. Everyone has been created differently and owns a unique set of life experiences. Today, we talk about how to embrace the way God has specifically designed you. The first step in this process is having a deep understanding of yourself – the next step is appl...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement personality types. There's no one-size-fits-all equation for a great life and retirement. Everyone has been created differently and owns a unique set of life experiences. Today, we take a deep-dive look at the golden retriever. Golden retrievers are caring, loyal and love helping people. Furthermore, they fear change and embrace security. In th...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement personality types. There's no one-size-fits-all equation for a great life and retirement. Everyone has been created differently and owns a unique set of life experiences. Today, we take a deep-dive look at the beaver. Beavers are hard-working and love getting tasks done. In this podcast, Ben explains how the get-things-done attitude of a beaver...

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement personality types. There's no one-size-fits-all equation for a great life and retirement. Everyone has been created differently and owns a unique set of life experiences. Today, we take a deep-dive look at the otter. Otters enjoy being around others, large groups, and are full of energy. In this podcast, Ben explains how otters needs to have a...

On this episode, we continue our brand-new series on retirement personality types. There's no one-size-fits-all equation for a great life and retirement. Everyone has been created differently and owns a unique set of life experiences molding each individual. Today, we take a deep-dive look at the lion. Lions have a "conquer it all" attitude towards life. However, this mentality can cause problems...

On this episode, we start a brand-new series on retirement personality types. There's no one-size-fits-all equation for a great life and retirement. Everyone has been created differently and owns a unique set of life experiences molding each individual. Today, we start with the importance of truly knowing ourselves and our unique personalities. In this podcast, Ben introduces us to the 4 Animals P...

On this episode, we wrap-up our series on optimizing retirement. Today, we talk about being an image-bearer. The most important thing you can do in retirement is live a life that reflects the nature of your Creator. In this podcast, Ben explains what retirees can do to make God smile as well as have the most impact and fullness in life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.