By: Shelby Gilson Where are YOU getting your information? Are you googling collection agencies when you receive a notice about a past-due balance? Be careful—you might just become clickbait! In today's digital age, perceptions of debt collection agencies are often skewed by misinformation, especially on social media. It's easy to come across social media
At KLS Financial Services, we are so fortunate to have an amazing and strong group of women. We asked our female team what today means to them and here are some eye-opening and empowering responses. Jessica Smith, Director of Human Resources International Women's day is another day to celebrate our differences as a people.
What do you do when your social media director comes to you and says, “I have a great idea, let’s start a Wisdom Wednesday piece?” My first reaction was who on our staff has wisdom to share? Insert an LOL here. I, of course, had to make sure that we were true to the
My Grandfather died last month. I know that seems like a depressing way to start an article, and seems unrelated to collections, credit, prospective clients or consumers seeking help. However, his death made me think about the celebration of his life. In reflecting on his life, it seemed to tell a story that I
On a Friday in late March, I entered the bar where I worked to find it completely empty. I thought for sure it was a slow start to a long shift ahead. Yet, I was wrong. It never picked up. If anything, things felt weirder as the day went on. Within hours, the bar
Who makes out in a recession? The answer is NOT collection agencies… the answer is YOU. As the world is reeling from being subjected to a pandemic virus that has indeed affected every person in this country, the thought struck me last night as to what the future economic forecast will look like? As
Often the articles we write for the Planting Seeds blog come from trending financial topics, personal experiences, or in last year’s case, my daunting idea to have an article for every letter of the alphabet. The point is we have a mission to write topics that most consumers can relate to. This week, while
Having been in the industry for many years (I won’t expound upon how many – that is between me and the mirror), it amazes me at how much people think they know about our industry; an industry, mind you, specifically regulated by guidelines for the "least sophisticated consumer." Who is that these days? Perhaps
As one year draws to a close and makes way for another, we thought to ourselves, what better way to advise our consumers than to call upon the motion of the planets? Read on for some extremely well researched, scientifically accurate financial horoscopes, and get a leg up on whatever the new year may
As we scroll through our news feeds and see the memes and videos of people ready to put 2019 behind them, we at KLS are going to take a look back before we move forward. We set a goal in 2019 to post consistently, not only to build the Planting Seeds brand (#noshame), but
