Tiffany Raiford

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.

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  • in Lifestyle

    Paring Down and Living Simply Saves More Than Just Money

    I say it all the time; when you have no clutter in life, life is that much easier. For many people, stuff is a habit. It’s a bad habit, too. Not only does stuff clutter up your home and your mind, it also has a lasting negative effect on your finances. When you buy things […] More

  • in Credit Cards

    Is Financing Furniture A Good Idea?

    I’ll readily admit that my husband and I buy new furniture for our home on a regular basis. We just bought a massive new sectional for our family room in September, and we refurnished three of four bedrooms, our dining room, my home office, the kids’ playroom, our front wraparound porch and our lanai just […] More

  • in Deals and Promotions

    American Airlines Offers Up To 42.5% Bonus Points Plus 10% Off

    American Airlines periodically announces some special deals and promotions designed to allow flyers to earn more for their money and enjoy the perks of additional points without earning them the old-fashioned way; you know, actually flying. Right now the airline is offering customers a chance to earn a sizable amount of points by purchasing them […] More

  • in How to Make Money

    Dislike Your Employer? Your Story Could Be Worth $200

    You know how companies are always offering prizes and contests for those who write well and have the desire to submit essays? They’re admittedly kind of boring, and the stories are rarely all that interesting (and I say that as a writer). It’s like writing your college admissions essay; no fun and kind of nerve-inducing. […] More

  • in Personal Finance

    How to Use Your Windfall in the Best Possible Manner

    Windfalls are unexpected funds that come your way. I’ve never received one of my own, but I have witnessed them happen to people I know over the course of the years. There was the family friend who impulsively bought a lottery ticket and scratched it off to see a $20,000 prize waiting for her. There […] More

  • in How to Save Money

    5 Fun Ways to Have Fun Free of Charge This Weekend

    It’s weekend and that means it’s time to figure out what to do with ourselves. With four kids and a very busy social life, it’s unheard of that my husband and I have a mostly free weekend. I mean, we have a dinner party to host tonight, our kids are having a friend over to […] More

  • in Personal Finance

    401(k) and Your Job Change: How to Handle That Situation

    Saving for retirement is a good idea, and it’s one that most of us take advantage of through our own personal retirement plans or through those offered by our employers. But what happens when you have decided that you no longer want to or can work for the same company any longer and you change […] More

  • in Deals and Promotions

    Get 3 Free Bagels at Bruegger’s: Today Only

    Free bagels? Yes, please. Because they are free, does that mean they have no calories and they are not early morning carbs? Or can we pretend this is the case since Bruegger’s wants to give us three free bagels today? Here’s the deal; bagels are awesome and there is no other way to put it. […] More

  • in Credit Cards

    JetBlue Card Moves From Amex to Barclaycard

    Do you have a JetBlue Card from American Express? Not for long, you don’t. JetBlue announced this week that the airline has decided to go a different route in the new year, focusing on offering their cards from Barclaycard instead of American Express going into 2016. What this means is a complete rehaul of the […] More

  • in Travel

    Virgin America Adds LAX to Honolulu Flight to Routes

    If you love Hawaii and you want to fly out of Los Angeles, you’re in for a treat now that the budget carrier Virgin America has announced its new flight route. The company announced in 2015 that they would begin a nonstop route from San Francisco to the Hawaiian island of Maui beginning in December, […] More

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