Mark Cuban says he split rent with 5 roommates at 24. He shared the math and the floor plan.
Source: Business Insider ·
Mark Cuban shared the floor plan of his first apartment. He says rent would still be $400 apiece today.
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Mark Cuban lived with 5 roommates early in his career.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesMark Cuban said his first apartment, which he shared with five roommates, cost $400 apiece in 2026.He shared the floor plan of his old pad in "The Village," a three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in Dallas.Cuban has often mentioned about the frugal mindset with which he saved up to launch his company.Mark Cuban might own several multimillion-dollar properties today, but he started his career in a cheap shared apartment.The billionaire former "Shark Tank" investor has been open about the broke student mindset that ruled his 20s and helped him launch his first business, MicroSolutions. In an X post on Sunday, he went into the nitty-gritty of just how frugal he had been.Cuban said that at age 24, he lived in an apartment in Dallas that, today, costs $2,388. He said he shared it with five roommates, and his share of the rent came to what would have been $400 in 2026.He shared the floor plan of his old apartment…
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