Happy Huskers

I'm going to exhibit some home-state pride today:

Nebraska has been named the Financially Happiest State!

It's based on a whole host of factors from not living beyond one's means to job availability. It's no secret that, usually, Midwesterners lead a substantially more simple, frugal life than people living in coastal metropolitan areas. So maybe it's that we put less pressure on ourselves, or maybe it's that we just don't feel the inevitable push to keep up in the "rat race." But then, who's to say some people aren't perfectly happy running that race? I guess the point is that sometimes, people who can't even afford the shoes to run the race are jumping in, anyway, and that's where the trouble starts.
So according to the study, Nebraskans are the tortoises, ever so steady in a country of hares. Maybe we're not the first to catch the latest technology craze, and maybe we're just now donning last fall's fashion trends, but in this particular race, slow and steady seems to be the winning combination.