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.
Just because something is considered trendy and stylish doesn’t mean it is. Sometimes the trends are just too wacky for words, which make them better left untried. Take it from the experts, ladies; not all trends are worth trying. The next time you’re tempted to make a fashion faux pas with one of these too […] More
Getting active and healthy is easiest when you turn it into a family activity. Think about it; it’s not that fun to load the kids up in the car and drop them off at your gym’s daycare facility. How much more fun would your active lifestyle be if the entire family was involved? Instead of […] More
If you have kids, you probably know that they aren’t always open to eating everything you make. You want them to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet so that they grow into healthy people with good eating habits. However, they’d rather just toss a few oreos into a bowl of milk and call it breakfast. While […] More
Even if you don’t have a bucket list, you probably have a mental list of things you’d like to do at some point in your life. Even if that mental list is as official as saying, “Oh, I want to do that someday!” It’s a great idea to do things you’re scared of doing, or […] More
Most of us would assume that there are few things we can learn from a few girls in their early 20s who seem to do nothing but drink, party, and teeter around on heels too high, in shorts too short. However, in a recent interview, Snooki and JWoww of the Jersey Shore actually had some […] More
The one thing that makes a mom panic more than anything on earth is the sound of the doorbell ringing during baby’s naptime. Your eyes go wide, your mouth sets in a firm line and your brain automatically goes into, “I am positive that I will kill whoever is standing at my door right now, […] More
As a mom, you might be perfectly comfortable with your role or you might sometimes question yourself. Most moms spend at least a few minutes each day questioning themselves, wondering if they should let their kids have this or not let them have that. There’s a little insecurity every single day when it comes to […] More
You often hear people use the term, “Living the good life,” and maybe you wonder what that really means. Does living the good life mean you have plenty of money, a big house, nice cars and the ability to do whatever you want whenever you want? Or does living the good life mean doing what […] More
It’s amazing when you finally reach your goals and amass the wealth you’ve worked so hard for. However, when your rise to the top includes a complete change in persona, it can hinder your progress and make it all seem like it’s not even worthwhile. What does this mean? What this means is that too […] More
If you could make your life happier and more productive by eliminating three little habits, would you do it? I think most of us would, which is why these three things need to go. Here’s the thing; when you let little things consume you, little habits that aren’t productive, you are doing yourself a disservice. […] More
If ever you leave a conversation or a party wondering why no one seemed to click with you, it might be for a reason. Perhaps that reason is that the people you just met are disgustingly uncool and have terrible taste in people, or perhaps you left them with a horrible first impression of yourself. […] More
In an economy where jobs are hard to come by, those who are fortunate enough to have one should be doing everything in their power to keep their jobs. However, many women – and men – make a few mistakes at work that could cost them their jobs, even though they don’t think they’re doing […] More