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The presence of a tomb of that size suggests a family wealth. The Jesus in question was not a wealthy man.
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Just curious.. what makes you say/think this? I dont really recall anything pointing to Jesus being poor (correct me if i'm wrong.) His father was a carpenter and I'm sure Jesus himself worked with him as well.. so it wasn't as if he didnt have a job. From what i hear, Jesus was able to support his closest disciples, even buying them meat which was sorta a luxury item at the time.
You may bring up the fact that he was supposedly born in what amounts to a barn. Well, that was only because the Inn was full. You need to have some cash to afford an inn, and taking the trip to that location must have cost some money for supplies and again for supplies to stay over there. This to me points to the family having some money.
Also Jesus' father dies at some point yet Mary is still around. Jesus had to have had some money to be able to support his mother and himself (and possibly even disciples and even a child as well). The odds of his mother having a job are probably rather slim.
And that thing about the rich man and the difficulty of them entering the kingdom of heaven (that camel through the eye of a needle thing) that just means they have to work that much harder to get in, which Jesus seemed to do.