Elon Musk's Mom, 77, Says She Has 'To Sleep In The Garage' When Visiting His $50K Tiny Texas Home — Even Though He's Richest Man Alive
Elon Musk is the richest man alive, with a net worth that ended 2025 at around $726 billion. But when his mother comes to visit, there's no guest house. No luxury suite. Not even a proper bed. She sleeps on the floor. Or in the garage.Maye Musk, 77, has long been her son's biggest fan—publicly calling him "Genius Boy" and supporting him through every wild venture from Zip2 to Mars. But during visits to his home near SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, she keeps it simple.In a 2023 post on X, she wrote, "Many memories of sleeping on mattresses or blankets on the floor, on couches, or a bed in the garage." She added, "We adapt. It's still better than sleeping on the ground in the Kalahari Desert with lions or hyenas nearby, which I did as a child.". That line wasn't a complaint. It was a shrug. This is the Musk family way.Read Next: From Moxy Hotels to $12B in Real Estate — The Firm Behind NYC's Trendiest Properties Is Letting Individual Investors
