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.
Every time we go to the supermarket, my daughters want a cookie. My one-year-old is happy with the free sugar cookie the bakery offers children, but my four-year-old likes to have the giant M&M filled sugar cookie from the bakery. Sometimes, when she forgets she didn’t eat it all, I will finish it for her […] More
Are you guilty of over-thinking things? Do you leave a job interview, or a date and overanalyze everything you said throughout the entire conversation? Do you think you could have done better, answered better, or laughed a little less like a hyena? Did your voice take on that weird high pitch you sometimes get when […] More
When you make a mistake, you may not want to admit it, but sometimes admitting defeat or mistakes is one of the best things you can do. In the same category, there are plenty of things that you may not want to admit that you should go ahead and admit anyway. People who aren’t willing […] More
Motivation isn’t always easy to come by, and some people need a little more help with it than others. The truth is, however, that everyone needs motivation to achieve their goals, even if they are as simple as going to the grocery store and picking up a few items from your weekly shopping list. The […] More
Anxiety and social awkwardness are not new feelings for many of us. Even the most confident people in the world experience an occasional bout of nerves that cause them to behave in a way that makes them uncomfortable. However, new research shows that one of the best ways to relieve anxiety and relax is to […] More
Few people in life are as happy as they want to be. You may not even know you aren’t as happy as you could be. A few years ago, I didn’t know I wasn’t as happy as I could be. I thought I had it all; a good job, a husband I am crazy about, […] More
The workforce is fierce. You want to move up in your career, perhaps to a different company or to a higher position, but so does everyone else. For this reason, employers are looking at more than just your job performance when it comes to choosing who to hire and who to fire. They also look […] More
The bad news is that there is no cure for cancer. There’s treatment that can put a person in remission for a while, or forever, but there is no cure. The good news is that there are ways you can lower your chances of getting cancer by making simple lifestyle changes (which do not include […] More
Ask any parent, and they will tell you that they wish they could shield and protect their children from all the bad in the world. As a parent, I understand that sentiment more than anything. There’s nothing more I’d like than to allow my children outside to play from sun up to sun down without […] More
It would be great to eat whatever you want and never gain any weight. Unfortunately, that’s just not the case for most people, and if they want to look good, they have to watch their diet and get plenty of exercise. In fact, even those who don’t need to lose weight still need to exercise […] More
Planning a wedding takes the patience of a saint. Unfortunately, most women don’t have the patience of a saint. Or half a saint; or even a quarter of a saint. The problem is that planning a wedding brings out the bridezilla in the calmest, most relaxed woman around. With so many details to cover, minor […] More
Having a baby is a joyous occasion, but it can also wreak havoc on your marriage if you aren’t careful. Many parents are guilty of letting their new little bundles of joy take precedence over their marriage, which can lead to resentment and unhappiness for both partners. Before your baby arrives, or even if he […] More