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*sigh* So I left my old job, and joined a new startup just to do a OMY until I can leave Silicon Valley for good next year. I thought surely after 20+ years of this crap, I can stomach OMY... Not so sure. The new company is okay, and has a promising product, so the stock options after...

Yesterday, I picked up my mail and was surprised to find a packet from Chase with a Sapphire Preferred chip-and-signature card in it. I didn't request it, but the wording of the letter indicated my old Chase MasterCard had been converted. When I logged into their website, the old account...

Townsfolk are calling the tree ugly and want it replaced: Pennsylvania Town Demands That 'Ugly' Christmas Tree Be Replaced (there's a video embedded there, too, but you might have to refresh a few times before it comes up) I can't help but think of that Charlie Brown TV special where the poor...

... and shouldn't have because now I want to ditch this place early and head back to the mountains. Blowing snow, ski lifts, mountains... Official Vail® Ski Resort Web Cams | Mountain Cams | Vail.com God, I miss the mountains. I'm so ready to leave Silicon Valley. I wanted to be back in...

I exercised some ISO's last year, which is going to result in me owing the IRS a fairly substantial sum for AMT this year. Far more than I've ever had to pay them in the past. I'm also forced to file actual papers because I did an 83(b) election, and my understanding is, when you file one of...

Recently, the company I work at filed to go public. As is usual with such things, they are remaining very tight-lipped about scheduling, so I don't know exactly when, but probably in the next handful of months. And although this company should rank as the most exciting and successful one I've...

Looking for some info/advice here... I'm two years into a four-year vesting period at a pre-IPO company, and have ISOs (Incentive Stock Options). The company is doing extremely well and my gut tells me they'll file for an IPO in the next 6 to 12 months (that is ONLY a gut feeling, nothing...