ThriveWell Financial Education Center

10/29/2026

💚 𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗔: 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 📈

Ever wondered what a 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅-𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗔) actually does, how it works, and what risks and benefits you should understand? 👀

Join us for our 𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗔 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣!

📅 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🕗 𝟴:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁? 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲!

📲 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗔 𝘁𝗼 𝟴𝟬𝟯-𝟴𝟱𝟬-𝟰𝟵𝟰𝟵 and I'll send you the details!

💚 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄. 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿.

10/29/2026

10/29/2026

🚨✨ 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬'𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬! 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚! 💚

What happens when you bring together great people, meaningful conversations, practical financial education, and a room full of possibilities?

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹… 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 👀✨

Today, we're opening the doors to ThriveWell Financial Education Center for:

🎉 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘!

This isn't just about what we do. It's about the people we serve, the purpose behind our mission, and the possibilities that open up through financial education and connection.

✨ Meet the people.
✨ Discover the purpose.
✨ Explore what's possible for 𝗬𝗢𝗨!

Plus, we're excited to welcome our special guest, 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗸𝗶!

📅 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 — 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵
⏰ 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 – 𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍 1901 Main Street, 18th Floor | Columbia, SC

☕ Light refreshments
🤝 Meaningful connections
💡 Practical financial education
🎁 Door prizes

🎟️ 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱! 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2003094969977?aff=oddtdtcreator

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲. 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗢𝗨! 💚

10/28/2026

👀💰 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝟰𝟬𝟭(𝗸) 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗣𝗢𝗧!

You can't just set it and forget it forever, hoping something wonderful is cooking! 😂

Now, don't get me wrong. Automatic contributions can be a GREAT thing.

But when was the last time you actually LOOKED at what your money is doing?

🏡 𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗥 #𝟰: 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 📈

Here's your little financial homework assignment:

💚 𝗟𝗢𝗚 𝗜𝗡 to your retirement account.

💚 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞 at your contribution percentage.

💚 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡 what investments you actually own.

💚 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗖𝗞 whether your investment choices still align with your goals.

And if you don't understand what you're looking at?

𝗔𝗦𝗞 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦!

Because that retirement account isn't just another deduction from your paycheck.

𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘! 🏡💚

At ThriveWell Financial Education Center, we're big believers in understanding your money BEFORE you need it.

🎯 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬'𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘:

Take 10 minutes to review your retirement account.

Not to panic. Not to make random changes.

𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗.

👇🏽 Be honest: When was the last time you checked yours?

10/28/2026

👀🎤 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗠𝗘 𝗪𝗛𝗬…

You can tell me where your 401(k) is…

But you can't tell me what it's supposed to DO for you when you retire! 😳😂

Now, don't get mad at me. We're having a conversation! 💚

📊 Nearly 6 in 10 Americans reportedly don't know where to begin planning for their financial future beyond having a basic retirement account, such as a 401(k) or IRA.

𝗦𝗜𝗫 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗘𝗡! 👀

🏡 𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗥 #𝟰: 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚

Here's what I want you to understand:

𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡!

Your 401(k) or IRA is a TOOL.

But do you know:

💰 How much you're contributing?

📈 How your money is invested?

⏳ Whether your strategy aligns with your retirement timeline?

🏡 How much income you may need when those paychecks stop?

Because simply having an account doesn't mean you understand how it fits into your financial future.

And that's where 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 comes in!

At ThriveWell Financial Education Center, we believe you deserve to understand your money—not just hope somebody else has it figured out.

💚 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧. 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡!

👇🏽 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗠𝗘…

Do you understand how your retirement account is invested?

𝗬𝗘𝗦 🎯 or 𝗜 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡 💚

10/27/2026

👀💰 𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗗𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚… 𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗬!

Well, now! 😳

A statistic worth discussing:

📊 𝟲𝟭% 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀 are reportedly MORE afraid of running out of money in retirement than they are of dying!

Let that marinate for a minute. 👀

We're out here praying for LONG LIFE… but are we preparing financially to LIVE IT? 🙏🏽💚

Because here's the thing…

𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴.

𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆? 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵! 😬

🏡 𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗥 #𝟰: 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚

Retirement planning isn't just about how much money you ACCUMULATE.

It's also about understanding how that money may support you when the paychecks stop.

💰 Are you saving consistently?

📈 Are you investing with a long-term strategy?

🏡 Have you considered how much income you'll actually need in retirement?

Because 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡'𝗧 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘! 😂

At ThriveWell Financial Education Center, we believe financial education should help you make informed decisions TODAY so you can have more CHOICES tomorrow.

💚 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘. 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗡𝗘!

👇🏽 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡:

Have you ever calculated how much monthly income you'll need in retirement?

𝗬𝗘𝗦 🎯 or 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗬𝗘𝗧 👀

10/27/2026

🚨 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗗𝗢? 👀💰

Now THAT'S a conversation we need to have!

Consider these numbers:

📊 𝟲𝟲% of Americans are afraid they'll run short of money in retirement.

📊 Among adults ages 25–34, that number jumps to 𝟳𝟰%!

𝗦𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗬-𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧! 😳

📚 Source: Jean Chatzky, The Forever Paycheck

Think about that.

People who are just getting started in their careers are ALREADY worried about how they'll survive when those careers end.

But here's what concerns me even more...

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁?

🏡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘
𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗥 #𝟰: 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 📈

See, there's a difference between:

❌ Hoping you'll have enough.

❌ Assuming your 401(k) will take care of everything.

❌ Believing Social Security will fill every gap.

AND...

✅ Understanding how compound interest works.

✅ Knowing how much retirement income you may need.

✅ Investing consistently according to your goals and risk tolerance.

✅ Building a financial strategy BEFORE retirement arrives.

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗦𝗡'𝗧 𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗬.

𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘 𝗜𝗦𝗡'𝗧 𝗔 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡. 💚

At ThriveWell Financial Education Center, we're helping families replace financial uncertainty with 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚, and 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡.

Because the goal isn't simply to retire.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦. 🏡💚

💬 𝗟𝗘𝗧 𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗦𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚…

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁…𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁? 👀

👇🏽 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 🎯 𝗼𝗿 𝗜 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗔 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡 💚 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

10/27/2026

😂😂 Listen...we need to TALK!

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗦, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻!

💚 Change jobs? Your coverage may disappear.

💚 Become disabled? Your employer's policy may replace only a portion of your income.

💚 Own your own policy? You may have protection that follows YOU, not your employer.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸? 👀

Let's review your protection BEFORE life makes the decision for you!

10/26/2026

💰 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆—𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚! 🏡📈