Musk said: “Al I can make $300 million a day, I feel like an ordinary worker.My private property is not much, I don’t buy a house, and every time I work, I turn to live at a friend’s house.”
How awkward does it sound for a guy who has an extra $300 million in his account every day to say that he is like an ordinary office worker and stays with friends' homes everywhere? As soon as Musk's confession came out, the Internet exploded. Some people thought he was down-to-earth, while others called it another way of showing off his wealth. But think about it, what secrets are hidden in the days of the richest man in the world?
Musk is now the richest man in the world. By the end of September 2025, his net worth has reached $489.9 billion. This figure sounds scary, mainly due to the hot sales of Tesla electric vehicles, and the increasing number of SpaceX rockets launching into the sky. Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory is indispensable, where the production line is efficient and helps the company double its production capacity. Musk grew up in South Africa. At the age of 17, he went to Canada to make a career. He taught himself programming and started Zip2. He sold it in 1999 and made a lot of money. Then came PayPal, which cashed out US $180 million in 2002 and turned to invest in space dreams. Tesla went public in 2010, and its stock price soared all the way, and now its market value is trillions. SpaceX's Falcon rocket can be recovered and landed, and Starlink's satellite network connects remote places. These achievements have made his wealth snowball every day, with an annual growth rate of over a hundred times.
But this guy just said in the interview that although he earns US$300 million a day, he still feels like a part-time employee, has no personal property, does not buy a house, and always rents friends to live in while working. As soon as these words came out, the comment area became lively. Some people say that this is Versailles literature, another show by the rich; others nod and say that he really doesn't have those luxuries. Musk's wardrobe is filled with T-shirts bought in bulk in the supermarket. The only decent thing is the private plane used to catch meetings within three hours. No yacht, no vacation home, and his life is hundreds of thousands of miles away from the billionaires 'party circles. Anyway, this is normal. What he has in his mind is not gold and silver, but the sea of stars, always thinking of sending humans to Mars. When he founded the company in his early years, he lived in a cheap cabin and saved a dollar a day by eating.
Musk's life is tight, with work running across California and Texas. Tesla is headquartered in Austin, where he often watches the battery production line; he has a design team in Los Angeles and has to fly there for meetings. It has become the norm to stay at a friend's house, sometimes in an engineer's apartment, sometimes in an investor's room. The clothes are simple, with jeans and short-sleeved shirts, and they stock up on boxes from Costco. When rejecting the invitation to the yacht, he said bluntly that the sound of the waves affected his thinking about orbit issues. The Gulfstream plane was a necessity, with only a few chairs and piles of documents in the cabin. It flew three hours to the factory and showed up to command and adjust equipment. This arrangement allows him to always show up at critical times to ensure that the project does not fall off schedule. The outside world envies his wealth, but he always emphasizes that no matter how large the number is, it cannot compare with the turning sound of factory machines. After acquiring Twitter and changing it to the X platform, there was a lot of user migration in 2022. He was not idle and started changing the code himself. Autonomous driving technology has been stuck by safety reviews, and Mars program funding has always been questioned. Amid these disputes, he pushed forward step by step.
Where did this mentality come from? His mother Meyer was born in Canada in 1948. She started modeling at the age of 15 and won the Miss South Africa title at the age of 21. Married at 22 and gave birth to three children, Elon, Kimbal and Tosca. But nine years after marriage, her husband Errol continued to commit domestic violence, and she did it when she was drunk, even when she was pregnant with her third child. After divorcing in 1979, she left home and took her children to South Africa, Canada and the United States, changing nine cities. At that time, she was poor, plagued by depression and bulimia. While working five jobs, she regained her major in nutrition. Clinic consultation, modeling classes, weekend stalls, everything falls behind. Without desks and chairs at home, she saved money to buy a computer from the second-hand market for Elon and let him teach himself programming. The children grew up helping, Elon sorted letters, my sister washed dishes, and my brother cleaned windows. Meyer just gritted his teeth and pulled them up, supporting every child to pursue his dreams.
When the children grew up, Meyer's life turned over. At the age of 46, Elon had become a rising star in science and technology. She began to publish books and give lectures, and took the American registered dietitian exam. At the age of 60, he returned to the runway, and at the age of 69, four billboards in Times Square were screened. In 2020, the autobiography "Life is by Me" went on the market and was on the best-selling list. It was translated into multiple languages and was full of educational experience and life insights. After reading it, the reader was shocked, and the bookcase was the most conspicuous place. Meyer's experience tells people that no matter how difficult life is, you have to take the helm yourself. If you have hope, there will be a way out.
At the age of 72, Meyer turned his attention to China. In April 2023, she visited Tesla's Shanghai Super Factory and admired the efficiency and precision of the production line. Later, he went to Hangzhou and other places to visit the West Lake and lamented the charm of the integration of ancient and modern times. In her speech, she said that China has a profound history and modernization is exciting. Social media joked that China sleeps soundly at night, like home. She came to China three times that year and became a frequent visitor. This is not just tourism. She takes a fancy to opportunities in China and continues to receive brand cooperation.
Musk's success is inseparable from his mother's spirit of self-reliance. From the poor boy to the richest, he inherited that unbearable, focused on doing business and driving innovation. Wealth to him, but numbers, real value is to add bricks to humanity. Mayer has a lifetime to prove that women can break out a day, her book inspires how many people restart life.
How awkward does it sound for a guy who has an extra $300 million in his account every day to say that he is like an ordinary office worker and stays with friends' homes everywhere? As soon as Musk's confession came out, the Internet exploded. Some people thought he was down-to-earth, while others called it another way of showing off his wealth. But think about it, what secrets are hidden in the days of the richest man in the world?
Musk is now the richest man in the world. By the end of September 2025, his net worth has reached $489.9 billion. This figure sounds scary, mainly due to the hot sales of Tesla electric vehicles, and the increasing number of SpaceX rockets launching into the sky. Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory is indispensable, where the production line is efficient and helps the company double its production capacity. Musk grew up in South Africa. At the age of 17, he went to Canada to make a career. He taught himself programming and started Zip2. He sold it in 1999 and made a lot of money. Then came PayPal, which cashed out US $180 million in 2002 and turned to invest in space dreams. Tesla went public in 2010, and its stock price soared all the way, and now its market value is trillions. SpaceX's Falcon rocket can be recovered and landed, and Starlink's satellite network connects remote places. These achievements have made his wealth snowball every day, with an annual growth rate of over a hundred times.
But this guy just said in the interview that although he earns US$300 million a day, he still feels like a part-time employee, has no personal property, does not buy a house, and always rents friends to live in while working. As soon as these words came out, the comment area became lively. Some people say that this is Versailles literature, another show by the rich; others nod and say that he really doesn't have those luxuries. Musk's wardrobe is filled with T-shirts bought in bulk in the supermarket. The only decent thing is the private plane used to catch meetings within three hours. No yacht, no vacation home, and his life is hundreds of thousands of miles away from the billionaires 'party circles. Anyway, this is normal. What he has in his mind is not gold and silver, but the sea of stars, always thinking of sending humans to Mars. When he founded the company in his early years, he lived in a cheap cabin and saved a dollar a day by eating.
Musk's life is tight, with work running across California and Texas. Tesla is headquartered in Austin, where he often watches the battery production line; he has a design team in Los Angeles and has to fly there for meetings. It has become the norm to stay at a friend's house, sometimes in an engineer's apartment, sometimes in an investor's room. The clothes are simple, with jeans and short-sleeved shirts, and they stock up on boxes from Costco. When rejecting the invitation to the yacht, he said bluntly that the sound of the waves affected his thinking about orbit issues. The Gulfstream plane was a necessity, with only a few chairs and piles of documents in the cabin. It flew three hours to the factory and showed up to command and adjust equipment. This arrangement allows him to always show up at critical times to ensure that the project does not fall off schedule. The outside world envies his wealth, but he always emphasizes that no matter how large the number is, it cannot compare with the turning sound of factory machines. After acquiring Twitter and changing it to the X platform, there was a lot of user migration in 2022. He was not idle and started changing the code himself. Autonomous driving technology has been stuck by safety reviews, and Mars program funding has always been questioned. Amid these disputes, he pushed forward step by step.
Where did this mentality come from? His mother Meyer was born in Canada in 1948. She started modeling at the age of 15 and won the Miss South Africa title at the age of 21. Married at 22 and gave birth to three children, Elon, Kimbal and Tosca. But nine years after marriage, her husband Errol continued to commit domestic violence, and she did it when she was drunk, even when she was pregnant with her third child. After divorcing in 1979, she left home and took her children to South Africa, Canada and the United States, changing nine cities. At that time, she was poor, plagued by depression and bulimia. While working five jobs, she regained her major in nutrition. Clinic consultation, modeling classes, weekend stalls, everything falls behind. Without desks and chairs at home, she saved money to buy a computer from the second-hand market for Elon and let him teach himself programming. The children grew up helping, Elon sorted letters, my sister washed dishes, and my brother cleaned windows. Meyer just gritted his teeth and pulled them up, supporting every child to pursue his dreams.
When the children grew up, Meyer's life turned over. At the age of 46, Elon had become a rising star in science and technology. She began to publish books and give lectures, and took the American registered dietitian exam. At the age of 60, he returned to the runway, and at the age of 69, four billboards in Times Square were screened. In 2020, the autobiography "Life is by Me" went on the market and was on the best-selling list. It was translated into multiple languages and was full of educational experience and life insights. After reading it, the reader was shocked, and the bookcase was the most conspicuous place. Meyer's experience tells people that no matter how difficult life is, you have to take the helm yourself. If you have hope, there will be a way out.
At the age of 72, Meyer turned his attention to China. In April 2023, she visited Tesla's Shanghai Super Factory and admired the efficiency and precision of the production line. Later, he went to Hangzhou and other places to visit the West Lake and lamented the charm of the integration of ancient and modern times. In her speech, she said that China has a profound history and modernization is exciting. Social media joked that China sleeps soundly at night, like home. She came to China three times that year and became a frequent visitor. This is not just tourism. She takes a fancy to opportunities in China and continues to receive brand cooperation.
Musk's success is inseparable from his mother's spirit of self-reliance. From the poor boy to the richest, he inherited that unbearable, focused on doing business and driving innovation. Wealth to him, but numbers, real value is to add bricks to humanity. Mayer has a lifetime to prove that women can break out a day, her book inspires how many people restart life.