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.
Now that 30 is approaching for both my husband and myself (next year) there are things we talk about and things we think about. Fortunately, we both feel that we’ve done everything we wanted to accomplish (plus a LOT more) at this age so we’re good there. We, like most people, spent a lot of […] More
I always think about my house before the cleaning lady comes over to clean. I wonder if I straightened up enough. I wonder if there is anything anywhere that would make me go, “ew” and I wonder why I even bother to use a cleaning company considering I am an anal retentive neat freak who […] More
Many people find that marriage counseling works for them. In fact, I could name several couples that I know who have been through marriage counseling and found it beneficial and others who I think need to call a marriage counselor stat; but I won’t. The fact is, for those with marital issues – and those […] More
It’s the room you spend the most time in, which means it’s probably the room your guests spend the most time in. Kids do their homework at the counter, the family dines together, and guests gather to sip a great glass of wine and talk about their lives. The kitchen is the best room in […] More
Getting ready each day, whether it is for bed or work, means you spend a lot of time on your beauty routine. Most women have a long list of things they do each day before they leave the house and each night before they go to bed. These things are often time consuming and sometimes […] More
You may have heard at some point that the only person in control of your happiness is you. This is not a cute saying or fun quote; this is the absolute truth. So many men and women go looking for another person to “complete” them or to make them happy, but no one can make […] More
I admit that it’s been well over 11 years since I was a part of the dating world, and even then I was only 18-years-old. However, I have friends and family members who date regularly and I’ve learned a lot from them. Being on the outside looking in, there is a lot that daters don’t […] More
Everyone wants the opportunity to live a wonderful life, but many don’t know how to do it. I find it a bit crass to ask personal financial questions of others, but it seems a few people have no problem doing this. I am always shocked when people ask me personal financial questions, but I’m even […] More
Waking up the morning after a bad night’s sleep is one of the worst feelings around. You know you’re tired, you know you’re grumpy, and you know you’re not going to bother even trying to change your outlook for the rest of the day (guilty). Unfortunately, bad nights happen from time to time and sleep […] More
Fall is here and winter is fast approaching, which means the air is cooler and the air is dryer. This means fires in the fireplace, boots over leggings, scarves, and everything pumpkin. It also means dry skin, skin irritation, and it means that women need to make some basic changes to their beauty routine to […] More
After recently being subject to the breakup of an acquaintance, I found myself discussing something with my husband. He and I began wondering why people never say what they really want to say to the person who hurts them, because it seems so obvious to us that they’d feel so much better about the end […] More
It’s easy to get rid of high-maintenance people in your life, unless it isn’t easy. Some people are in your life whether you like it or not. Think about it: You can’t get rid of your coworkers or your brother’s wife, or your husband’s sister, but you can get rid of the friend you met […] More