Millionaire Elon Broke: The Richest Poor Man

June 26th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by GD  

By Meena Kar
elon_muskJune 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Millionaire Elon Musk is reportedly broke and living off loans. The man behind PayPal and the driving force behind Tesla Motors has said that he has been living off the loans provided by his rich friends because he ran of cash four months ago. The 38 year old reportedly possessed a $200 million fortune that he ran through at the rate $200000 per day.

The rocket scientist who helped designed the e-commerce payment system PayPal and also owns 65 % of Tesla Motors. He is said to be the inspiration behind the character of Tony Stark in the Iron Man movies. He was also in the news for running off with actress Talulah Riley and his wife Justin Musk filed for divorce.

The fantasy novelist has demanded from her rich husband alimony, child support, the house and $6 million cash. She has also demanded a portion of his shares in Tesla Motors and SpaceX, a rocket company. It was this messy divorce that made his financial status public. Talking about her expectations from her soon-to-be-ex husband, Justin Musk said that he is a billionaire who is the father of her five children and very soon going to be the richest man on the planet.

Elon Musk reportedly put in his last $35 million into Tesla which is planning its IPO in two weeks and is expected to raise around $1.4 billion. He, however is not the first billionaire to live off loans. Founder of Oracle Larry Ellison also lives off the loans with most of his wealth in Oracle stocks.

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