(Dan Tri) - American billionaire Elon Musk has just become the first person in history to have a fortune reaching the 400 billion USD mark. Musk's fortune is now larger than the combined fortunes of billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos.
According to world famous financial magazines such as Forbes or Bloomberg , billionaire Elon Musk's assets have currently reached 440 billion USD.
Billionaire Elon Musk is one of the most influential figures in the world. Every move of Musk currently attracts the attention of the international media and public. It can be said that Musk is one of the most attractive billionaires to the public.
His life story has long been analyzed to find meaningful lessons that helped Musk achieve "exceptional" success.
Pay less attention to "get rich gurus", learn more about history
Billionaire Elon Musk is the richest person in the world today (Photo: CNBC).
Billionaire Elon Musk is a passionate reader, he even reads comics. The topics he is most interested in are historical stories and biographies of famous people. The only type of book he rarely reads is business books and books about getting rich.
"I rarely read books about business or getting rich. I don't have any masters to guide me in the business field. I just listen to feedback from people around me and often read history books and biographies to get "feedback" from what actually happened in reality.
"I like books on science, technology, and biographies of famous businessmen," billionaire Elon Musk once shared in an interview.
Learning lasts a lifetime, so don't be afraid to get out there and get real.
Billionaire Elon Musk's fortune has reached 440 billion USD (Photo: CNBC).
In 1995, after graduating with a bachelor's degree in physics and economics from the University of Pennsylvania (USA), billionaire Elon Musk planned to pursue a graduate program in materials science at Stanford University. But in the end, he decided not to enroll and immediately started his business.
"I decided not to enroll in Stanford University because I had some business plans at the time. I thought that if the business didn't work out and I had to stop, I could always go back to school and continue my education at any time.
"After meeting me and learning about my intentions, the dean frankly predicted that I would not return to school, and he was right," billionaire Elon Musk recalled.
Must have endurance and know how to accept sacrifice
Elon Musk is one of the most attractive billionaires to the public (Photo: CNBC).
In the early days of starting his business, Elon Musk rented a cheap mini office. The old building only had stairs and the toilet was often broken. All his personal belongings were stored in a small cabinet, and he used personal hygiene at a charity building. Musk ate simply and slept at night in the office. He used an old car that often broke down.
Even after becoming a billionaire, Elon Musk is often "short of money" because he has to spend all his money on projects. Musk does not build a lavish life for himself because he constantly has to invest money in projects.
Elon Musk has long since sold all his real estate and lives in rented houses. He rents very simple houses, without any special security measures, without much furniture, and even without... food. There were times when he was short of money, and Elon Musk only had one food, peanut butter, to eat for many days in a row.
Whenever he travels to different states in the US and needs to stay for a long time for work, Elon Musk contacts acquaintances to ask to sleep on the living room sofa of families to save on travel expenses.
The billionaire affirmed that he has only one "luxurious" exception in work and life, which is being willing to spend money to rent a private jet to serve the purpose of convenient and effective travel.
Elon Musk once said: "I don't have a yacht, I rarely take vacations. You can understand that my spending needs are not large. There is only one luxury exception in my life, which is a private jet, because on long flights, if I don't use a private jet, I won't have enough time to handle work."
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