I really wondered about the sneering claims that he had a $200K/month lifestyle.<p>$170K/month went to lawyers (in California the wealthier spouse pays for both, he says) and $20K/month before taxes to keep his ex-wife in the lifestyle she was accustomed to. Leaving $10K/month to run two metal bending companies (Tesla and SpaceX); logging 500 hours in the air last year in his "private jet" is not exactly a luxury either (after all 40 hours/week times 50 weeks is 2,000 hours).
This is a very difficult issue to try to remain impartial on, since I'm a man and an entrepreneur myself, and Elon Musk has been an inspiration for many years.<p>I'm really trying though... but the fact that his ex-wife is trying to get a share of his companies - just shows that she is trying to hurt him where it hurts the most: by hurting his baby.