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.
Have you ever pulled into your garage after a long day and realized you have absolutely no recollection of your drive home? You wonder how you possibly made it, because you don’t remember traffic, turning, or paying attention at all. It happens to the best of us, I assure you. However, it does make you […] More
You don’t make enough money. The economy is awful. Your boss is a jerk. You can’t get a better job right now because no one is hiring. Blah, blah, blah. That’s what the rest of the world hears when you try and place blame for the fact that you are broke on anything and everyone […] More
Women are notoriously busy. It doesn’t matter if you have kids, a husband, a girlfriend, a family, a house, a job or anything else; you are somehow still so busy you can barely find time to breathe, let alone work out. The lack of time to exercise is certainly problematic for women, but the fact […] More
Remember growing up and telling your parents that when you have your own kids you would never treat them the way your parents treated you? Oh yes, you remember that. We’ve all been there. Whether your parents refused to let you date a boy in college when you were in high school or extend your […] More
Every parent is a teacher – or they should be, at least. Every parent has a teaching job to do. It is the responsibility of every parent to teach their children kindness and compassion, love and respect, honesty, cleanliness, shoe-tying, how to use a fork, how to use the potty, and a lot of other […] More
Your kids are the light of your life, and you spend your life teaching them to be honest because lying is not appropriate. Of course, lying is inappropriate and they shouldn’t do it. However, the entire time you are telling them to tell the truth you are being hypocritical because you know you are a […] More
Parenting is fun, except when it’s not. Kids are great, but they’re far from perfect (much like their parents). Even the most well-behaved children have minor – or major – breakdowns from time to time, leaving their parents mortified, mystified, and sometimes unsure of how to handle the situation. Fortunately, experts have weighed in on […] More
It doesn’t matter where you set up the bar, where you want your friends and family to gather to socialize, visit and gossip about life’s fun facts: They will always end up in the kitchen. There’s just something so homey and comforting about a kitchen. Perhaps it reminds women of a time when their mothers […] More
When I was pregnant with my first daughter I laughed off everyone’s suggestion that my five in Jimmy Choos would soon be replaced with flats. Would I not be fashionable anymore? I didn’t “do” flats. When my daughter was born I went out by myself one day in my heels, carrying the car seat from […] More
Relaxation is something women need much more of in their lives. Unfortunately, there isn’t always enough time in the day to relax. In fact, some of us work so hard we don’t even know we aren’t relaxing. Case in point: My husband was home from work on a weekday a few weeks ago. I had […] More
Oh I’m so sorry! Oh, wait – no I’m not. I didn’t do anything wrong. Why do so many women feel the need to say sorry when they’re not in the wrong? Everyone is guilty of doing this. Just the other day I found myself apologizing to a woman in the grocery store when she […] More
Most women have a specific time of day when they feel most productive. Take me, for example. My most productive time of day is between the hours of 6:30 am and 11:00 am. I’ve had my coffee, my kids are asleep the first few hours of that time, then they wake up excited to see […] More