Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
Tiffany Raiford is a lifelong Floridian, wife to my high school sweetheart and mother of four littles (two girls and boy/girl twins...no, they are not identical and yes, I'm sure). My kids love to whine, so I love to wine. My loves include nap time, bed time, date night, travel and evenings and weekends when my husband is home because he handles all diaper changes.
Even though Christmas is less than a week away, there are always those of us who still have a lot left to do. This is particularly true for those of us throwing a Christmas party. We spend more time focusing on the fact that we’re doing shopping for all the people who will be in […] More
There’s so much financial advice in the world it’s amazing more people haven’t yet found financial freedom. However, no matter how much advice you get, how many budgets you make, how many lectures you attend, there is no substitute for the simplest kind of financial advice. It’s so simple, in fact, you’re about to feel […] More
It seems that the holiday season is the time of year when many couples becoming engaged. It’s the perfect time of year to propose, with the happiness and sense of family and faith in the air. However, what people tend to forget after becoming engaged is to focus on their marriage more than their wedding. […] More
The thing about regret is that once you have it, it’s too late. For many, regret happens after life has moved on and time has passed. What you don’t want in life is to spend your final years looking back on your life with regret over anything. Here are the three biggest regrets the elderly […] More
As Christmas quickly approaches, I’m inspired to share a few pieces of advice that came to me throughout the years. Some things I learned on my own, others were forced upon me by others and some are just so silly I can’t believe I didn’t realize them sooner. Christmas is stressful enough what with all […] More
‘Twas the night before Christmas…guests arrive at your house to spend the holidays with you. Nothing in life feels as stressful in the moment as that feeling you get when you know your house guests are arriving in just a matter of hours and you still have a laundry list of things to do. Did […] More
With the New Year comes a number of people who make it their goal to find a better job; this means there will be a lot of resume updating. Before you start the search for a new job and a new you in the New Year, understand that what’s on your resume might not be […] More
It’s that time of year again, when fashion is something you pay more attention to than any other time. Why do you pay more attention to fashion now than most other times of the year? Because in the next few weeks you’ll spend more time out and about socializing and engaging than you do most […] More
As the year comes to a close (let’s not discuss the fact that Christmas is next week and I’ve been too exhausted to finish shopping as yet) it’s time to prepare yourself for next year. It’s hard to believe that 2014 will be here in two short weeks, but it will. If you want to […] More
Work is one of those places in which you can have one of three different days; a great day, a so-so day or a day that’s so bad you wish you hadn’t bothered getting out of bed this morning. Maybe it helps to know that everyone has days like that. Everyone has days so amazing […] More
What other people think of you is none of your business. I don’t remember where I saw that, where I read it or who said it. However, I want to say it’s something influential and wise because it’s just a great saying that sounds both influential and wise. What other people have going on in […] More
Getting ahead in life is the basic goal that most people have in common. Getting ahead means a lot of things for a lot of people. For some it means becoming wealthy and successful. For others it means achieving financial independence. For some, it means realizing their dreams and making their life exactly what it […] More