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.
How many times have you listened to someone sigh and say that life is complicated and stressful? Too many to count, I’m sure. What’s really that complicated? Sure, there’s never enough time in the day and our to-do lists are longer by the end of the day than they were at the beginning of the […] More
Sometimes we have so much going on that we forget to calm down and relax. That’s not always a bad thing, since it’s productive and helps us get things done. However, it’s not exactly a great thing when it comes to dealing with stress, illness, and unhappiness. We need to find a way to stop […] More
There are a million articles out there telling you how to avoid stress and how to make stress stop (I should know, I’ve written a few myself). However, sometimes we need to stop stress before it starts, which means we don’t need to get rid of stress once we have it. I’m all for stopping […] More
I’m a nail biter. It’s my nervous habit. I do it in traffic when I’m riding in the car with my husband, who I do not find to be a very good driver (he can’t tell you the speed limit on his way to his office of 11 years, but he can tell you the […] More
No relationship is without its flaws, and that means couples fight. However, many couples are unaware that their preferred method of fighting and arguing has a direct effect on their children. Even if you love each other conditionally, the way you fight could turn your kids into emotionally needy, depressed adolescents, or healthy, happy kids. […] More
Just like exercise can make you feel good about your body and improve your physical health, you can improve your happiness as well. You can make yourself feel better by seeing the best in everyone. By choosing to make conscious decisions to see the best in everyone, you can make yourself a better, happier person. […] More
We all get angry from time to time; it’s inevitable. You can’t go through life without someone, or something, ticking you off and making you feel angry, upset, annoyed, or betrayed. When this happens, you deal with it. However, the way you deal with it is important. While you won’t always be able to handle […] More
You know without a doubt that your friends are important to you. They are the people you call when you want to talk to someone about anything exciting or sad. They are the people you love to spend time with, and the ones who make you laugh harder than anyone else. Did you know that […] More
Everyone needs goals to fulfill their dreams and their life with happiness. However, many of us go about achieving our goals the wrong way. A new study suggests that over planning our goals makes it more difficult for us to actually accomplish them, which makes it more difficult for us to feel good about ourselves. […] More
As soon as a new electronic or car comes on the market, my husband is in line to pick it up (and he raises his eyebrows at me when I pick up a new pair of Christian Louboutins like it’s completely different…men). However, not everything out there is worth the money society spends on it, […] More
This year has been one to celebrate, as many of my friends are turning, or have turned 30, in recent months. I myself will say goodbye to my 20s and begin what I fully expect will be the greatest years of my life (and let me tell you that my 20s have been exceptionally great, […] More
Everyone has days when they feel so scattered and discombobulated that they cannot function properly. You may be tempted to call your doctor and ask to be tested for ADHD, or you may wonder if you are suffering from some form of Alzheimer’s. Fortunately, the chances of either of those are relatively small and there […] More