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 How to Save Money

Money Saving Strategies You Learned in Kindergarten

Kindergarten is a pretty ideal place. I’d love to be there at this point in my life. I feel as if I did not properly appreciate all that the class had to offer when I was there the first time 26 years ago. I want a do-over. Looking back, I realize now that I should […] More
in Banking

How Can You Avoid Excessive Bank Fees?

I’m a bonafide expert when it comes to saving money on unnecessary bank fees. I married my banker, and therefore I am not subject to any bank fees. There; that’s all you have to do. Find a banker, marry him and you will never pay a monthly maintenance fee, foreign ATM fee or whatever fee […] More
in Education

The Types of Parents that Teachers Secretly Hate

Your child’s teacher probably hates you. Okay, that was kind of rude. She doesn’t ‘probably’ hate you, she definitely hates you if you are the kind of parent listed here. To be upfront and honest, no; I am not a teacher. I love my kids, but I love not being surrounded by 20 kids all […] More
in Inspiration

10 Simple Ways to Make Yourself Feel Much Richer

You don’t need a million dollars in the bank to feel rich. In fact, you don’t even need $1000 in the bank to feel rich. The simple truth is this; at the end of the day, you need your family and friends and your relationships with those people to help you feel rich. Those are […] More
in Parenting

10 Things I Can’t Believe I Do Everyday As a Parent

Parents are known for being a bit on a crazy side. It’s all right; it’s something we have to learn to embrace as we learn more about parenting and become more comfortable in this particular role of ours. If you asked me a little over 7 years ago whether or not I’d pick a booger […] More
in Fashion

Fashion Trends to Ditch Once You Become a Mom

Mom jeans – no thanks, but just because you are a mom now does not mean that you can’t get some serious style when it comes to your wardrobe and your look. It does mean, however, that you should probably ditch a few trends and styles. Listen, I’m not all about telling people what they […] More
in Parenting

It’s OK to Be Terrified if Your Child Might be Transgender

Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, is one of the most talked about people of the year. Here you have a man who, late in his life, has decided he would come out to the world as a transgender personality. He has spent his entire life fathering children, married to women and assuming the […] More
in Personal Finance

529 Plans You Should Highly Consider

When my husband and I found out that baby number three was also baby number four, and that Baby B was our long-awaited boy and Baby A was our much-loved third little girl, my husband turned to me in a moment of panic and said, “Three weddings, babe. We have to pay for three weddings,” […] More
in How to Make Money

How to Get Paid for Five Things You’d Normally Do For Free

What I love about making money is that you can do it just about anywhere at any time. But that’s not all; it also affords you nice things. I like nice things, and I like to have the money to buy them. But what I really love is that you can make money anytime you […] More
in How to Make Money

10 Kids Items You Can buy at Garage Sales and Resell for Profit

We’ve talked about garage sales in the past, and I’ve even considered having one of my own because I have so many baby items. I have 16-month-old twins, which means I now have two swings, two bouncy seats, two bumbos, two infant car seats with basis, 3 double strollers that we don’t currently use, two […] More
in Lifestyle

An Open Letter to the People Who Ruin My Movie Theater Experience

There are some things in life that I’m not particularly fond of, and that I don’t do all that often. Going to the movie theater is one of those things. I will not go unless it’s a major movie that I’m dying to see because I loved and adored the books so much. For example, […] More
in Parenting

10 Things Your Babysitter Will Never Tell You

Hugs, kisses and waves; and then you’re out and the kids are the babysitter’s problem. Or maybe your kid cries a lot when you leave thanks to that evil separation anxiety thing, and you have to sneak out while he or she is eating the cookies you gave him so that you can forgo the […] More

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