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.
You know the coworker that always orders the most pungent lunch item on the menu and then eats it in your tiny office space, where the smell drifts unpleasantly into your cubicle? Yes, everyone knows that coworker, and if you don’t, that probably means you are that coworker. How about the one that constantly takes […] More
Every woman on the planet has committed at least one fashion faux pas (acid wash jeans and a teased perm, anyone?). Most women documented their not-so-stylish days thinking they looked completely fabulous; today, however, the look is more laugh-worthy than fashion-forward. You may even look at your own daughter and say to her, “One day, […] More
You’ve heard it before; in this economy, you are lucky to have a job. However, that may not be entirely true. In fact, because of this statement, many people are continuing to show up for work each morning at a job they dislike. Job stress and burnout are not uncommon, and many people find that […] More
Summer is approaching and your friends are all talking about their beach rentals and fabulous vacations, and you are green with envy. Unfortunately, being envious is all you can do at the moment because your cash flow does not have room to include a long weekend of relaxing on the beach and sipping fruity little […] More
Just about everyone is familiar with the term “fashionably late.” Everyone knows that one person who is never on time; you can count on her to keep you waiting at least 30 minutes for every event, so you and the rest of your friends have taken to telling her that events start 30 minutes earlier […] More
If you’ve ever looked around your living room, or master bedroom or master bath and thought it could use a little sprucing up, you’re probably right. Even the lovely, gorgeous rooms need to be spruced up from time to time, because the same old, same old day in and day out gets a little boring […] More
Winning the lottery or coming into a big inheritance are easy ways to make your bank account look better, but they aren’t the only ways. While many people equate happiness with wealth, the real sign of wealth is leading a happy, healthy life that affords you what you want. If you don’t feel you are […] More
The state of the economy has even the most comfortable of families thinking twice about making pricey purchases, and other families are unable to even think about making purchases of anything they do not direly need. With the jobs being lost, tight budgets and this economy, saving as much as possible seems to be the […] More
You exercise, you eat right and you always wear sunscreen. These things will do wonders to make you look healthy, fresh and young, but did you know that simply by opening up your makeup bag you can look years younger? The little things that you have in your makeup bag can help you to take […] More
Drink more water, don’t eat greasy food and wash your face every night before bed. These are the things every woman grows up hearing; they are simple secrets to lovely skin. If only gorgeous, glowing skin was as simple as passing on the French fries and having an extra glass of water every day. While […] More
Few people use the words “happy” and “diet” in the same sentence; however, they should. When you go on a diet, it’s to lose weight, get fit and get healthy. You’ve known for years that this is the result of a good diet, but what you may not know is that you can go on […] More
Looking at your bank account you can easily tell wedding season is in full force. Between bridal shower gifts, bachelorette party expenses, wedding attire and wedding gift splurges, this is one expensive time of year. When enough of your friends get married around the same time, it can make you long for the Christmas holidays, […] More