There is no place like Nebraska...

[Larry Gude]

Top 5 Financially Happy States - ABC News

If it's financial happiness you're seeking for your next move, then the Midwest may be your best bet because according to a new study Nebraska tops the list of happiest states, fiscally.

So far, so good.

The home of the Cornhuskers, Kool-Aid and the world's largest porch swing ranked No. 1 on MainStreet.com's Happiness Index, which used unemployment figures, foreclosures and nonmortgage debt to determine a state's overall financial well being.

"We don't go clear out on the edge with projects. We kind of go pay as you go. That's more what we like to do in Nebraska. We don't get the huge good time, but we don't get the huge bad time either," said Hastings Mayor Vern Powers. "We kind of stay in a little flatter area. In the long term, we think that's what's best."

 

[Tigerlily]

I saw this on the news yeaterday. It made me laugh, as a past co-worker of mine just got married this past Saturday and her and her new husband left yesterday for their new duty station in Nebraska. I hope they will be happy in the land of corn.

 

[Lenny]

Not one hell of a lot of corn....

I saw this on the news yeaterday. It made me laugh, as a past co-worker of mine just got married this past Saturday and her and her new husband left yesterday for their new duty station in Nebraska. I hope they will be happy in the land of corn.

....around Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.

 

[vraiblonde]

The home of the Cornhuskers, Kool-Aid and the world's largest porch swing

...not to mention:

Runzas
CliffsNotes
vise grips
Hallmark cards
McRib
Arbor Day
Manheim Steamroller
C. W. McCall
Spam (the mystery meat, not the email)
the Gallup Poll
the Reuben sandwich
Eskimo pies
911 emergency system
Duncan Hines cake mix
Butternut coffee
the country's largest weight room (at UNL, of course - Go Big Red)
unicameral legislature

More Fun Facts about Nebraska

 

[Lenny]

...not to mention:

Runzas
CliffsNotes
vise grips
Hallmark cards
McRib
Arbor Day
Manheim Steamroller
C. W. McCall
Spam (the mystery meat, not the email)
the Gallup Poll
the Reuben sandwich
Eskimo pies
911 emergency system
Duncan Hines cake mix
Butternut coffee
the country's largest weight room (at UNL, of course - Go Big Red)
unicameral legislature

More Fun Facts about Nebraska

Mmmmmmmmmmm. Runzaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas


EDIT: Wife has an authentic recipe for Runzas. We used to make a couple dozen around Christmas time and drive downtown Washington handing out Runzas and Hot chocolate to the grate sleepers (homeless for those who don't know).

 

[toppick08]

...not to mention:

Runzas
CliffsNotes
vise grips
Hallmark cards
McRib
Arbor Day
Manheim Steamroller
C. W. McCall
Spam (the mystery meat, not the email)
the Gallup Poll
the Reuben sandwich
Eskimo pies
911 emergency system
Duncan Hines cake mix
Butternut coffee
the country's largest weight room (at UNL, of course - Go Big Red)
unicameral legislature

More Fun Facts about Nebraska

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