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.
Parenthood is full of irony. Take, for example, the classic case of, “I cannot wait until my baby can walk and talk and entertain herself so I can have a little peace.” It happens and then guess what? You suddenly want another baby. Like I said; parenthood is full of irony. I’m a mom. My […] More
What really happens when you decide to start a family, become pregnant and welcome your first child into the world? Truthfully, the answer is different for all involved. You probably know that things are going to change, including your marriage. However, a lot of soon-to-be dads are worried about how marriage is going to change. […] More
Losing weight and getting healthy requires making a lifestyle change for the rest of your life. Diets don’t work – at least that’s my (un)professional opinion. It seems easier to me to eat right all the time and work out regularly than to deprive yourself of certain foods or get caught up in some sort […] More
Working from home means sometimes PR agencies and/or companies contact me to write an article about their services or a particular client. Since I’m not usually located anywhere near the people I need to write about, I rely a lot on the phone to interview people for an article – and naptime since it is […] More
Some people are extremely good at keeping secrets (not something I am guilty of in the least) and others are, well, not so good at it (that would be me). Unfortunately, becoming pregnant is one of those instances in which most people want to keep it a secret, at least until they begin the second […] More
Planning your wedding? You might have a moment — or three – of panic here and there. Don’t worry; you’re not alone. As it happens, your husband-to-be is probably having the same kind of moment here and there. As the bride, you might think you’re the only one freaking out about things going wrong, everything […] More
Every new parent or parent-to-be wants to raise a happy baby: Those gummy smiles and sweet coos are just oh-so worth it. Everyone has come across that one baby that just cries and cries and cries and still cries some more. No one wants that. How, then, does a parent actually go about raising a […] More
Who doesn’t love a little controversy? It makes life more interesting. On that note, there are a lot of things that are often controversial, meaning that there isn’t really any right or wrong answer just a bunch of highly personal opinions. One such controversy is the great debate surrounding single parents and the act of […] More
Oftentimes people who think they are happy realize suddenly that they really aren’t. I was recently privy to a prime example of this after seeing a friend who was always so happy and so content make a major life change without any warning at all. I was very surprised to find out she didn’t think […] More
When it comes to making the decision to have another baby, how do couples know when they are ready? Some couples want to wait for the perfect time, some couples want to wait until their older child is at a specific age and other couples wake up one day and realize that they want to […] More
I don’t love the idea of taking my girls to the pediatrician for their vaccinations anymore than they like going and being forcibly held down and shot in the thigh. It’s not fun for me to hold them down while they scream and look at me with fear and confusion in their eyes. But…I do […] More
In honor of the fast approaching Father’s Day holiday, it seemed like a good idea to pay tribute to all the great dads out there by letting the masses know what not to say to a dad. First and foremost, happy almost Father’s Day to the stand up guys out there who love, take care […] More