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.
Life has this hilarious way of surprising you with things you didn’t expect and didn’t think you could handle in a million years; like twins! The shock of being informed that your one baby is actually two babies is a big one (especially when you already have two children and you talked long and hard […] More
Christmas is right around the corner. In fact, it’s next month. That means it’s going to be here before you know it. With the hustle and bustle that comes with family gatherings, Christmas parties, church activities, school activities, shopping and all the other things that happen at Christmas, don’t forget that you should be making […] More
Unless your entire family lives in the same area, travel of some sort is probably a part of your holiday routine. Whether you travel for Thanksgiving or Christmas or even the New Year, you know that holiday travel is one of the most stressful aspects of the season. Fortunately, there are a few tips that […] More
Parenting is one of those things that you can read about, ask about and try to perfect all you want, but guess what? You’re never going to be a perfect parent. It’s not possible. We are all too fabulously imperfect to ever become perfect parents. We all have moments of selfishness, moments of weakness and […] More
There are three really great pieces of advice that you see everywhere. They’re on people’s walls as art. They’re on pinterest. Some people use this advice as their Facebook cover photos. They’re in books and on desks and on calendars. This advice is at church. It’s at school. It’s at home. It’s everywhere. What does […] More
Some people live their life under the control of something else. No, it’s not your boss or your kids (well, it’s your kids but you chose them so you’re stuck with them!). There are three things in life that control far too many people and it’s time that we learn what they are so that […] More
There isn’t someone in this world who doesn’t have some really amazing tip that just makes life easier. One of those, “Why didn’t I think of that?” or “That is absolutely genius,” type of tip. Maybe you can’t think of yours off the top of your head because it’s something you are too accustomed to. […] More
Nobody loves criticism. We don’t wake in the morning and think, “Oh my goodness! I hope today is awesome! I hope someone criticizes me!” However, we do get criticized and we do criticize. We are criticized for the way we dress, the way in which we handle ourselves, our vocabulary, what we order to drink […] More
You don’t have to be a therapist to think like a therapist. Why, you ask, would I want to think like a therapist? Well, you don’t have to; but you will benefit from it. When you learn to think like a therapist, it gives you new perspective. It helps you to understand things a little […] More
Bullying is awful. Kids who bully need to learn and parents who bully need to learn even more. Parents who teach their kids to bully by example and then allow them to get away with not taking responsibility for their actions need serious help.. There’s no reason that bullying should be something we toleration. More […] More
Happy Halloween! Finally, on this Halloween day, we have to remember that this is a day all about the kids and the spooky nature of witches and goblins and ghosts (oh my!) but it’s also about your pet. Some people want to use their pets as part of their Halloween celebration, and that’s awesome. Particularly […] More
Happy Halloween! We’ve talked before about important safety tips for this Halloween day. However, what we haven’t talked about in terms of Halloween safety is what to do at someone’s door. There are a few rules for kids and adults that should be adhered to on this great and fun holiday. This is especially true […] More