"He said in 2021 that he lived in a Texas home valued at $50,000 (38,000). His former partner Grimes, with whom he has two children, told Vanity Fair in 2022 that he does not live the extravagant life of excess luxury many assume. "Bro does not live like a billionaire. Bro lives at times below the poverty line," she told the magazine. Once, she said, he refused to buy a new mattress, despite her side having a hole in it."
"reported in 2019 that he had spent $100m on seven houses in about seven years - most of them a stone's throw from each other in the prestigious neighbourhood of Bel-Air, California. Collectively, the properties boasted swimming pools, a tennis court, wine cellar, private library and a ballroom. One was a ranch house once owned by legendary Willy Wonka actor Gene Wilder."
Elon Musk portrays a largely unglamorous lifestyle despite vast wealth, saying in 2021 he lived in a Texas home valued at $50,000. His former partner said he does not live extravagantly and once refused to buy a new mattress despite a hole on her side. He collects unique cars, including one that can morph into a submarine, and maintains a private jet collection worth many millions. He bought Twitter for $44 billion in 2022. Previously he spent about $100 million on seven Bel-Air houses with lavish amenities, then announced plans in 2020 to sell almost all possessions and own no house, while protecting Gene Wilder's former home.
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