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 Parenting

    An Open Letter To My Child Who Hates That I’m a Working Mom

    I love you all so much; all four of you. I love you, eldest, for being so mature and intelligent and so well-behaved and helpful. I love you, consummate middle child, for being such a force of nature; such a big personality and such a strong leader. And babies, you darling little twins that shocked […] More

  • in Parenting

    10 Ways Our Parents Were Better Parents Than We Are

    “I am never going to treat my kids the way you treat me! It’s not fair!” is a phrase I remember using on a regular basis growing up. I never thought my parents were fair. They obviously hated me and wanted me to be miserable. In fact, they were punishing me for being born. They […] More

  • in Personal Finance

    Emergency Fund Substitutes That Take the Place of Cash

    At the end of the day, nothing compares to cash in an emergency fund when something unexpected occurs. Cash in an emergency fund can ease the ramifications of financial burden when something unexpected happens, which is why it’s so frequently referred to as an emergency fund. Many financial experts recommend that every family start with […] More

  • in Personal Finance

    How to Hire a Financial Advisor Who Won’t Rip You Off

    Enlisting the help of a financial advisor is often something that we should do. As a whole, we are not all that good at managing our money. Seriously, just take a look at the statistics that show how many Americans are in debt, the country itself and how uneducated most of us are when it […] More

  • in Lifestyle

    An Open Letter to the “Mean Girl” From My High School

    Mean girls are the worst. And I know this because I was one. I wasn’t quite Regina George from “Mean Girls,” or even Kady, Lindsay Lohan’s character from the same movie, but I wasn’t nice. I was a teenage girl at her worst, and I look back on that time with serious regret. I never […] More

  • in Parenting

    10 Things I Don’t Miss About My Kid Being a Baby

    I love the baby phase. I know that I’m in the minority; I do. My husband and I have four kids (7, 4.5 and 1.5-year-old twins) and all four of them were the most amazing babies you’ve ever met. We have come to the conclusion that God must not think we are capable of handling […] More

  • in Parenting

    The Absolute, Dumbest Things My Kids Have Fought About

    My kids have to wake up at 7:30 am so we can leave by 8:30 am to get the two oldest to school on time. It shouldn’t take an hour to get them ready, but I also have 18-month-old twins and my husband leaves for work at 6:45 am, so it’s just me and five […] More

  • in Lifestyle

    The 10 Best Cities For First-Time Home Buyers

    Nearly 32 percent of existing home sales in May 2015 were first-time homebuyer purchases, according to Realtor Magazine. This statistic means that the number of first-time homebuyers is on the rise and many people are looking to spend more on homes, and buy for the first time in their lives. It’s a good thing, too, […] More

  • in TM-Tips, Travel

    The People You Don’t Want to Sit Near While Traveling

    No matter if you were driving or flying, traveling always has its issues.  You’re either stuck in an overstuffed car/bus, or packed like sardines onto an overbooked flight. Which one’s worse? That’s like asking if we like our hair being pulled less than a tooth being yanked.  Traveling is a pain.  There’s just no other […] More

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