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.
Getting your kids to open up and want to talk to you about their day is a skill some parents seem to effortlessly put into use. It’s also a skill that other parents (my husband and I) can’t seem to master. The worst part; our kids are two and five. Seriously, we sit down after […] More
Now that fall is right around the corner, the kids back-to-school clothing is purchased and the kids are back in school, it’s time to think about your own fall and winter wardrobe. This year, there are three things you absolutely must have in your closet. These items will take you to the pumpkin patch, to […] More
Technically, the first official day of fall isn’t until September 22nd this year, but in all fairness and because it’s my favorite season; I always deem September 1st the first day of fall. That means we have approximately a week and a half until college football, fall décor, the anticipation of pumpkin patches and the […] More
It’s never great when your day starts off on the wrong foot and you find yourself in need of an instant morning makeover. The alarm didn’t go off, you forgot to put out school clothes and start lunch packing the night before, the kids are grumpy, you stick your k-cup in the coffee machine without […] More
Morning sickness; it’s not just for mornings. A more apt name for this rather unfortunate pregnancy affliction would be something along the lines of, “Completely miserable vomiting all the time morning, noon or night as well as tired and shaky sickness.” I don’t know what it feels like to suffer from the laughably named morning […] More
Age: It’s nothing but a number…until you see your first wrinkle or sun spot. Then it’s a you-know-what. If there’s one thing women want – other than calorie-free Girl Scout cookies that taste exactly like Girl Scout cookies – it’s to look and feel young forever. I might not be able to help how young […] More
Daddy took the kids to the store or maybe grandma has the kids at her house for a few hours to bake cookies and go to the park. Either way, one thing is true; you are child free for a few hours and you are loving every second of it. Except….what are you supposed to […] More
Manners are something your mother and father taught you as a child. You know to use your manners at all times, yet so many women seem to have forgotten their basic manners, or perhaps they were never taught to use basic manners. Either way, it’s never anything less than shocking to encounter a person whose […] More
When women ask what they can do to become more successful or make positive changes in their lives, some of the best advice is to stop talking about it and actually do it. Here’s the problem; too many women make it a habit to talk about all the changes they’re going to make while simultaneously […] More
Once upon a time it was considered in poor taste to be a single lady in your twenties – especially your mid-to-late twenties. Fortunately, that time has long since passed. While there might have been times in which women in their 20s were married almost 10 years and had kids that age to prove it, […] More
You hear a lot about life. You hear how to live your life, how not to live your life, and how some people simply don’t live their life. Of course, it’s your life so you get to make the final decision, but there are a few good reasons why actually living it is important. The […] More
Comparison, as you may already know, is said to be the thief of joy. Why then, knowing this so well, do people constantly use comparison in life? It’s not fun, it’s horrible. It sucks the happiness right out of your life. So many people spend so much time using comparison in terms of appearances, finances, […] More