u.s. states

Montana was ranked as the fourth most expensive state to raise a family in a recent study conducted by a financial website. This certainly doesn't surprise this father of two in Montana, where the cost of living is so high while average income is so low. Here's the breakdown from GoBankingRates.com:

Rant Sports listed the Best Athletes in Each State (based on their state of birth). Although this list is a couple years old now, most of these athletes are now retired and I think most would argue it's holding up rather well. Who immediately comes to mind when thinking about the best athlete from Montana? Find out who was selected here.

With the richest 1% of Americans capturing 95% of post-recession growth and the bottom 90% of Americans continuing to get poorer, the leading personal finance social network WalletHub conducted a current in-depth analysis of the Richest and Poorest States. Montana was ranked in the Top 10 Poorest States! Here's more.

A new Gallup poll asked residents from all 50 states to rate their state as a place to live. Montana and Alaska both topped the list with the greatest percentage of those asked who believe their state to be the best or one of the best places to live in the country. See the full results here.

America is actually responsible for a lot of cool stuff, everything from the Slurpee to the toothbrush (you're welcome world). Buzzfeed just posted a coolest invention breakdown from all 50 states. Can anyone guess what invention put Montana on the map?