{"id":28303,"date":"2020-01-02T14:42:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T14:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=28303"},"modified":"2020-01-02T14:42:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T14:42:16","slug":"elon-musk-had-a-six-figure-student-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/elon-musk-had-a-six-figure-student-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk couldn\u2019t even afford a 2nd PC and had a six-figure student debt after college"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elon Musk has set the facts straight and said that his family did now own an emerald mine while he was growing up. He continued by saying that he survived college through scholarships and student loans that run up to six figures when he was completing college.<\/strong>
\nElon Musk<\/a> has opened up about his growing up struggles on twitter after twitter users started claiming his family owned an emerald mine. These users were accusing him of having been financed by his parents through the funds obtained from the mine. Elon shared a backstory of his struggles in college and his life growing up.<\/p>\n

Elon Musk sets record straight<\/h2>\n

Elon musk started by refuting claims that his family owned an emerald mine in South Africa by calling the report a big lie meant to malign his family\u2019s name. He explained that he was only 17 when he left South Africa. He continued by saying that he worked on his Mom\u2019s cousin\u2019s farm in Saskatchewan & a lumber mill in Vancouver.<\/p>\n

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This is a pretty awful lie. I left South Africa by myself when I was 17 with just a backpack & suitcase of books. Worked on my Mom\u2019s cousin\u2019s farm in Saskatchewan & a lumber mill in Vancouver. Went to Queens Univ with scholarship & debt, then same to UPenn\/Wharton & Stanford.<\/p>\n

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n