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Elon Musk, Chief Technology Officer of X, spoke onstage during the “Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation” at the Lumiere Theatre.

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Here are four economical habits that are glaringly opposite of his global status, which heused to build wealth.

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In 2020 he announced on Twitter, nowX, he was getting rid of most of his things.

I am selling almost all physical possessions.

Will own no house.

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Freedom, he simply stated when a fan asked why.

In the New York office, trash cans toppled over with garbage and bathrooms ran out of supplies.

The less money spent, the more is left to scale up the business.

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And his die hard work ethic andobsession to save moneyhasnt changed.

But you know hes just a business guy.

And he wants to cut everything to the bone.

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It so offended Elon, Cantrell said.

His words to me were, If it costs that much, I will eat my ball cap.'

We dont want it for $100,000, Crone said SpaceX executives told him.

We want it for $10,000.

Final Thoughts

While Elon Musks sparing habits have certainly saved money, there have been consequences.

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