{"id":108,"date":"2011-04-27T14:40:16","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T21:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handthingsdown.com\/blog\/?p=108"},"modified":"2011-05-08T12:38:35","modified_gmt":"2011-05-08T19:38:35","slug":"simplify-swapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handthingsdown.cachecrew.com\/blog\/simplify-swapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Your Kids Growing Faster Than Your Bank Account?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;padding: 0 0 10px 10px\" class=\"interactive_right\"><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' src='\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets\/tweet_button.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhandthingsdown.cachecrew.com%2Fblog%2Fsimplify-swapping%2F&amp;text=Are Your Kids Growing Faster Than Your Bank Account?&amp;count=vertical&amp;lang=&amp;via=handthingsdown' style='width:65px; height:65px;' ><\/iframe><\/div><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe src='\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhandthingsdown.cachecrew.com%2Fblog%2Fsimplify-swapping%2F&amp;layout=box_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=65&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=65' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border:none; 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