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.
The summer season is a lot of things; simple should be one of them, but it isn’t always. Women who work outside of the home find that summer is a difficult time of year to get dressed for work. Since your boss and colleagues probably won’t be overly impressed by your swimsuit and short shorts, […] More
Summer is not a time for stress, worry or time consuming beauty routines. Unfortunately, summer is one of those seasons when women have to spend extra time caring for their bodies because of sun damage and the horrid thought of hairy legs on the beach. Fear not ladies, we have some simple solutions to summer […] More
Find a woman who isn’t interested in making life as simple as possible and I will take scissors to my favorite pair of Louboutins. Oh yes, I am fairly confident that women want to make life simple. Cutting back on stress, saving a little time and multi-tasking are just common nature to us females, which […] More
There are two types of people in the world: Those who hate to clean with a passion so fierce they simply hire out, and those who use cleaning as a way of releasing energy and taking control of their own lives. Regardless of which type of cleaner you are, there are always ways you can […] More
Take a look around you. You can probably list exactly who you think needs some life improvement and who seems to have it all together. While you may be correct about some you are probably wrong about others. Now take a look at yourself: Do you need a little life improvement? Even if you are […] More
Decorating a new home is one of the most exciting and fun things you get to do in your life. A new house is like a blank canvas that is begging you to make it sophisticated, elegant and fun. Unfortunately, your tastes will change and it won’t be long before you decide you hate what […] More
The bathroom is a place you spend a lot of time. You get ready there, you shower there, and you hide there with the door locked so you can scream into a pillow when your kids are being absolutely crazy and you need five minutes of peace (is that just me?). Since you spend so […] More
Summer months and gorgeous weather mean one thing: Everyone’s goal is to spend more time outside. How could you not want to spend time outside grilling delicious meals, letting the kids play in the yard and lounging by the pool? The answer to that question is simple. If your backyard is not a summer oasis […] More
Your summer memories no doubt induce a smile as you remember late nights with your friends, playing with neighborhood kids, going to the skating rink, swimming and have camp outs with your favorite people. Today your summers go one of two ways: You either spend it at home with your kids who are out of […] More
Date night takes on a whole new meaning for couples with children. No longer is it anything that can be done at the spur of the moment; it requires careful planning, phone calls to make arrangements for the kids and a lot of thought. You don’t get much free time with kids, which means you […] More
You: You really don’t spend enough time with you. Between your career, kids, spouse, home, errands, friends, family and other obligations you have approximately zero time to yourself. The sad part is that you are the best person you know, and you’d love to spend more time with you. Sometimes you have to decline an […] More
Nothing is more convenient – or more dangerous to a woman’s wallet – than online shopping. No parking mess at the mall, no pushy sales associates at Neiman Marcus and no hawk-eyed security guards making you feel like a criminal when you enter Tiffany & Co. to treat yourself to a little gift. Did we […] More