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.
At some point, we all wake up in the morning and think that today is the day we are going to start being the best version of ourselves possible by making small changes. There’s nothing wrong with making small changes, but we often don’t know exactly how to do that. Here are three small changes […] More
Signing your kids up for sports and extracurricular activities is a great idea for a number of reasons. While there are always parents who don’t believe that their kids are losing out on anything by not becoming involved in sports or activities they enjoy, parents whose kids are involved in these activities tend to disagree. […] More
You already know that you need a solid 8 hours of sleep each night to maintain your best possible health, to feel good and to function properly. Of course, try as you might, that kind of sleep just doesn’t happen every night. Maybe you’re pregnant and you can’t get comfortable – or stop using the […] More
Baking soda is something I always have to have in my home; it’s something I learned from both my mom and my grandmother. It’s not just an ingredient in the amazing chocolate chip cookie recipe my grandmother taught me; it’s a household product that has many different jobs. I promise you I think I use […] More
When it comes times to choosing a vacation destination, sometimes it’s not as much about the location as it is about the hotel in which you stay. Of course there are always destinations you want to visit, and chances are good that some of them are on this list of the best hotels in the […] More
Who doesn’t love a good glass of wine? The truth is, most of us appreciate a glass of vino from time to time. In fact, a glass of red wine a day is often recommended by medical professionals to help ward off heart disease. I think that’s a medical prescription we can all get on […] More
Where you spend your honeymoon is an important detail of the wedding planning process. This is supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime; your first vacation as husband and wife. That means you need to book something spectacular that you might not normally book for yourselves on a regular basis. This is no time […] More
Coffee makes the best start to each morning. Unfortunately, there are always negative people out there trying to take the amazingness of our coffee away from us. Caffeine is bad for you, coffee stains your teeth, coffee makes you jittery…it’s always something. You know what coffee makes me? Happy. Cup number one is the perfect […] More
The mistakes other people make in their life can provide you with a great example. After all, mistakes are often the best learning tools. Whether it is your in-laws or your parents, your siblings or your friends, the mistakes others make can teach you a great number of life lessons. These lessons can help you […] More
Annoying neighbors, unfortunately, happen to the best of us. We build or buy a home in a neighborhood that seems perfect for our growing families and our personal tastes only to discover within a few weeks of moving in that the neighbors are beyond annoying. Perhaps they leave their trash can at the end of […] More
First thing is the morning is the most magical time of day. It’s quiet, peaceful and full of possibility. For me, early morning is my favorite part of the day. There’s nothing quite like waking up in the morning to a quiet house (read: sleeping children) and the comfort of my husband sitting next to […] More
The first day of kindergarten is a particularly bittersweet day for any parent, especially when that day belongs to your oldest child. You swear she was just born yesterday, but here she is – all five years of her – dressed in her adorable new outfit and cute new shoes wearing a backpack that’s almost […] More