MPT’s single biggest tenant, representing about a quarter of its assets, is Steward Health, a struggling community hospital chain into which the REIT has plowed more than $5.5 billion since 2016. Steward’s former owner Cerberus Capital Management had extracted at least $800 million from the hospital chain by the time it sold out in 2021 to Steward founder Ralph de la Torre. Along with some senior managers, de la Torre bought out the private equity firm’s interest by taking out a $335 million loan with MPT, and shortly thereafter extracted their own nine-figure dividend from Steward. (Shortly after that, de la Torre bought a super-yacht.)
I eventually changed some shit. Changed careers a couple times. Found one that isn't so bad. Don't get me wrong I wouldn't do it if I didn't need money, but as far as jobs go it's fine.
You could find remote or work closer to home. Find home closer to work. Change careers completely (although while doing it, I made less and it was harder, it paid off eventually and now that it's done, I'm glad I did it).
You change jobs until you find one where you aren't miserable. That's it. That's the whole thing. I don't work even remotely close to my educational skillset or previous work experience would suggest. But you know what? It's all still helpful. I learned to be a better communicator, salesman, etc at the other jobs and they all come in handy now.
I make this copycat ravioli from a restaurant I love.
Find some butternut squash or pumpkin stuffed ravioli. Fresh sage. Aleppo chili spice, some jumbo shrimp, and garlic mince or chopped fresh (like 3-4 bulbs).
Melt butter in your pan, fry up the sage. Set aside.
Boil your water for pasta. More butter to pan, cook the shrimp. When both sides are pink it's done, don't turn them to rubber by over cooking. Set aside and rinse out your pan.
Boil the pasta and when it's half done, more butter in the pan. Medium to high heat, it's called brown butter sauce. You stir and let the butter fry until frothy. Add garlic and Aleppo at the end. I sometimes add a dab of truffle oil at the end too, depending on taste and if I have it.
Drain pasta and stir in sauce. Plate, and top with shrimp and sage. Tiny pinch of truffle salt on top if you've got it, or pink salt if not.
My truck is used for hauling junk, supplies, tools, moving appliances etc. My job doesn't work without a truck. Can't get abandoned furniture to the dump on a bus. It is what it is.
Gotta contribute something, somewhere. But there should be no full time job that doesn't pay someone enough to pay rent and eat and have a little pocket money.
Can't free load, but can't need 2 jobs just to buy groceries either.
Mmmm beer