We're a non-US startup but decided to stick a couple of servers in a data center in Houston. Location wise it works for us for non-business reasons. I'm sure very state does this and it's probably my naivety but I was shocked when Harris County (Houston) hit us up for property taxes on the server.

When I looked at what I was paying for (local hospital, schools, roads, etc) I had to protest.
Does Texas get how the Internet works?

Just wanted to share that with anyone else this with anyone else that might have the same idea. It's not a huge tax but it's unfair if I don't get the benefit of the services. Mostly though it's just an irritating amount of paperwork and figuring out how to pay in USD. Texas doesn't do Paypal. ;->

You don't have to hate what you're doing to make a bit of cash...in fact it's contrary to the point.

I'm just suggesting having a bit of cash opens up a lot more opportunities that not having a bit of cash.

While being rich doesn't guarantee happiness, neither does being poor.

Guys who are good at IT (and have some communication/personal skills) can do pretty well by being a bit flexible and most of us continue to work at it even after having enough money simply because we enjoy it...