On April 24, Tesla founder Musk said in an interview at the TED conference that he does not have his own house now, and every time he travels on business, he spends the night at a friend's house. He doesn't spend billions of dollars a year on personal spending because he doesn't have a yacht and doesn't go on vacation.
Musk, as the world's richest man, does not even have a mansion or yacht, which is really too diligent and frugal compared to Bezos and Bill Gates. However, Musk also owns a private jet that costs as much as $430 million and costs $24,000 per hour to fly. According to Musk, buying a private jet is actually an exception, and if he does not fly his working hours will be wasted on the journey.
It is understood that Musk bought a Dassault Falcon 900B aircraft in 2004 and a Gulfstream G650ER business jet in 2016. In 2018, Musk regularly flew private jets around the U.S., Europe and Asia, taking his family to and from five of his former mansions. In 2018 alone, Musk spent $4.55 million on a private jet.
In May 2020, Musk sold two mansions in Los Angeles for $30 million and $9.5 million, respectively. Last June, Musk sold his last home, selling at least seven on the sale site, cashing out nearly $100 million. After that, Musk was "homeless" and had to spend the night at a friend's house or live in a $430 million private jet.
You may not know that Musk's private jet may be more luxurious than the average mansion. Inside there are four living areas, a kitchen, and two washrooms. The main cabin has ten seats and a large sofa, which can be converted into a bed. There is also a foldable table on one side of the seat, which is unfolded to a dining table, and you can enjoy a meal while you can see the scenery from the window. The plane has 16 windows, which is said to be the largest in the aviation industry, and it is wonderful to look out through the window.
For the world's richest man like Musk, there is basically nothing he can't afford in terms of material things, and if he wants a luxury house, he can have it at any time. Tesla is really in a critical stage of development at the moment, Musk needs to invest more time, energy and money in this regard, it is easy to understand that selling all the property and buying a private jet can make the money play a greater role and spend more time on work.
It is really not easy for Musk to get to where it is today, Tesla almost went bankrupt, and now it is finally out of the head. However, Tesla still has a serious shortage of production capacity, and may continue to work hard to expand production capacity in the next two years.