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Jeannine Mancini

Elon Musk's Mom Says Broke People Can Skip Movies And Dinner To Have Kids — But It Now Costs $297,000 To Raise Just One Child

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If you've been holding off on having kids because of, say, crippling financial stress—Elon Musk's mom has some advice: skip the appetizers and have the baby.

In a December appearance on "Fox & Friends," Maye Musk, the 77-year-old mother of the world's richest man, doubled down on a message she first posted on X. Her take? Being broke shouldn't stop anyone from having children.

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