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.
As women, we know we don’t dress for men. We dress for other women. I cannot even tell you how many times my husband rolls his eyes as I don a pair of leggings and an oversize tunic with ballet flats. He can’t stand the baggy top, but I love the style. Most of the […] More
Bullying is something we’ve all heard about. It’s in the news all the time. Gay men are having hate words keyed into their cars and their windows smashed. Children are being called stupid, fat, and ugly and then going home and killing themselves. Bullying is not a joke. It’s an epidemic that we have to […] More
It is very rare to have the kind of day that is completely perfect. Even the best days are not without their little flaws. Imperfection is the norm, and the way people handle it is what makes their days good or bad. Being an optimistic, cheerful person, I find that it is very rare for […] More
We spend a lot of time working out, dieting, and trying to look good. Sure, we want to be healthy. For the most part, however, we really just want to look good, which is why we spend so much time making sure we do. We all know that speeding up our metabolism is a great […] More
Fall is, in my opinion, the best time of the year. Pumpkin patches, sweaters, boots over skinny jeans, the smell of anything pumpkin, cinnamon, or ginger; I could go on and on. Fall is amazing. The cooler temperatures and football season are enough to make me the happiest person around. Did I mention that Starbucks […] More
As a parent, you know that you are a big part of the reason your children will grow up the way that they grow up. Some kids are shy, some are outgoing, and some are kind. Others are mean, some are awful, and others are so bad that no one wants to spend any time […] More
As the month of November approaches (wasn’t it just March?!) everyone will start thinking about Thanksgiving. They will think about seeing family, picking up the biggest turkey around, what kind of wine to serve with Thanksgiving dinner (and whether or not Great Aunt Shirley will start telling the rest of the family what she doesn’t […] More
Making good decisions seems like an easy task in theory. However, it’s often one of the most difficult things we do during the day, and sometimes we do it incorrectly. I’m guilty of making poor decisions from time to time, just as I’m sure the rest of the world is guilty of the same. However, […] More
Is there anyone on earth who hasn’t told even one little white lie? Of course not! We all do it. We all tell little white lies that range from, “No, honey, I didn’t move your car keys and forget where I put them and that’s why you cannot find them at the moment,” to, “Yes, […] More
It never ceases to amaze me how many people live their lives with such negativity. I find it difficult to understand when someone is so negative about their life when they have no real reason to be so negative. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that there is a reason for the unhappiness and negativity […] More
Laundry; it’s the worst invention ever. I don’t know about you, but I certainly feel less than fondly about doing laundry. No matter what I do, however, it continues to multiply and I do at least one load each day. Now don’t get me wrong; I don’t mind tossing the laundry into the washing machine […] More
I’ll be 29 in two weeks, and I cannot help but occasionally think of the things that I know now that I didn’t know 10 years ago. I do this every year on my birthday. I don’t know why; maybe it’s because I enjoy aging and look forward to growing older and wiser and I […] More