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.
One of the most surprising aspects of life is that so many people put of saving money, whether it’s for retirement, emergencies or even just a rainy day fun fund. It never ceases to shock me when I hear someone admit that they don’t contribute to their retirement fund or have any savings. One of […] More
Like most people who walk the planet, I love household items that do double duty (like wine that makes good wine and good sangria…). We all have things in our house that we may use all the time or we may never use, but don’t want to get rid of. Here are a few household […] More
When you become a mom, you can’t help but notice how many other moms there are. When you start taking your kids to school, classes, groups, and play dates, you might even realize that not all moms are completely awesome. The kind of mom you think it great might not be the kind of mom […] More
Your cell phone comes with an instruction manual as thick as a dictionary but the hospital lets you come home with a brand new baby to take care of with a leaflet and an enthusiastic congratulations. Seems a little strange to me, but rest assured that most new moms and dads know what they’re doing […] More
She’s that little voice you hear as you stare in the mirror in the midst of thinking about how fabulous you look. She says, “You don’t look fabulous. Your thighs are too fat. Everyone is going to notice. By the way, you aren’t going to get that promotion.” She’s a major you-know-what and a complete […] More
If you’re anything like me, you aren’t relaxing even when you are relaxing. I have an 18-month-old daughter and a four-year-old daughter. Even with my oldest in Pre-K now and only one child to care for half the day, I still don’t have any free time. While traveling with my family last week, I wasn’t […] More
As you get older you probably see a bit of your mother in your own personality – whether you like it or not. Perhaps you hear her come out of your mouth when you’re talking to your kids or when you are in the midst of arguing with a sales associate about her lack of […] More
Watching what you eat, exercising enough and steering clear of the nastiest of bad habits is a great way to live, but if you’re not doing it with people you love, you aren’t really living because you are lonely. In fact, when you live a solitary existence, studies prove that you are living a life […] More
Admit it; your entire family thinks you are evil when you don’t get enough sleep. Just like you think the people in your family are evil when they don’t get enough sleep. Ever find yourself rolling your eyes and explaining that your kids woke up an hour earlier than usual after going to bed an […] More
It’s so easy to just run through the drive-thru for some chicken nuggets and French fries for the kids. No after dinner dishes to wash, less time spent in the kitchen and more time spent playing with your littlest loves and a little less stress in your already hectic day, right? Wrong. Every single time […] More
What you do on a daily basis can make or break your relationship. I once heard that you should do something nice for the person you love at least once a day. That doesn’t include telling them you love them or kissing them goodbye or hello. I remember that like it was yesterday, because it […] More
We like to think that as women we know what men like and how to attract them, but it seems that as a whole, we are quite wrong. Not that we’d ever admit that to a man, of course. However, it seems that what so many women think are qualities men adore are actually qualities […] More