$40k today is not a lot even for a lot of middle class… basically his parents gifted him an equivalent of a slightly nice new car. With X.com he did quite a bi

$40k today is not a lot even for a lot of middle class… basically his parents gifted him an equivalent of a slightly nice new car. With X.com he did quite a bit than invest as all of the other cofounders left prior to launch. By the time they merged with cofinity Elon was the only one of the original team.