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Robyn's avatar

As a lifelong resident of Nebraska I cringe a bit when I read our state motto. It hasn't been super popular with at least vocal residents. (We previously had "Nebraska. Nice!," which also wasn't very popular. Our longstanding, "The Good Life" is still a resident favorite.) However, it is probably one of the most accurate state mottos I've seen. Say it with sincerity or with sarcasm and you can reach a good portion of the population. ;)

It may be a good place to retire, but it's also not a bad place to live. Although I've always lived in Nebraska, I spent my summers in high school and college on the east coast (Virginia and New Jersey). And due to travel requirements for previous jobs, I've spent considerable time in Detroit, San Antonio, and Tampa. I feel I can offer a somewhat objective view on it.

We are mainly rural, but we have a couple large cities and a lot of community centers. We have great culture within our towns and cities, but are also within reasonable driving distance of Denver, Kansas City, and Minneapolis. Our diversity is growing. And although we've been a red state for as long as I know, we tend to elect (at least historically) the best person not the best party. We get to experience all four seasons, sometimes all in one day. We get the a taste of the extreme highs in the summer and lows in the winter, but nothing too harsh on either end. We have beautiful prairies, rolling sandhills, a national forest, caves...just detour from the interstate. And the people here are generally and genuinely nice.

I agree, this is a great place. :)

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This is a warning folks. I live in North Carolina, aka The Half Back State. We are half way back between the northeast and Florida so people retire here a second time to be closer to the kids still up north. I live in the western third of the state near the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail. I’m telling everyone now, this is the most expensive area in the state to live or to make a good living. So if anyone is thinking of moving here either come with money or a job already.

My older son has decided he’s going to permanently live in Panama. He loves it down there, has a partner with an accepting, loving family and he’s able to work from there. Now, only he would put a twist on things. Take note. He moved to Panama from Atlanta so he’s been paying Georgia taxes but then he discovered that he could become a permanent resident of South Dakota by spending only one night there and getting a S.D. driver’s license. Easy peasy.

Son number two lives outside of Charleston, SC and he’s telling me that it’s almost as crazy expensive down there as up here. There seems to be a lot of that going around.

I hope DeSantis cut his throat with voters over Disney. Either way the voters will lose. Their taxes will either pay attorneys for the state or pay the taxes that Disney has been paying. What a deal Florida!

There was a lot of good stuff in the six other things left but it’s late and I’m tired. Here’s to tomorrow. It’s Friday!

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