#programming #braindump Good starter project to do
write a scraper in Python, you can scrape whatever you want, stock data, sports team data, some other hobby, etc.
massage/chunk that data into a database (relational (MySQL), time series(InfluxDB), whatever)
setup something else to analyze/visualize that data (grafana/etc.)
this will help you learn
how to write basic python
interact with APIs
manipulate data
basics of a database
updating/deploying your python app
integrations with the database (SQL queries)
if you set it up in AWS or whatever then some cloud technologies
#tax Update the cost basis for sell-to-cover stock vests using the supplemental 1099 form
#tax there a reason to delay exercising the ISOs? I was previously thinking that it makes more sense to wait as long as possible because the cash needed for strike could be invested elsewhere. Let that grow, and use a smaller portion of the funds to exercise. However, if there are additional tax implications, seems like ripping off the bandaid makes a lot of sense and get the clock started.
you should regularly exercise ISOs to get the clock started on LTCG and to spread out your cash outlay, and to mitigate the AMT hit (if any)
the problem with waiting and then exercising in one big transaction is that your cash outlay will be large, your AMT hit could be large