[vincesanity82]

Everybody knows that Shaquille O'Neal earns is paid $20 million a year by the Miami Heat. But where does all that money go? Thanks to his pending divorce, Shaq's monthly budget is now on the public record -- "Extra" has dug up the financial affidavit of the divorce papers (which can be viewed in PDF form here).

Try to wrap your head around these numbers -- on a monthly basis, Shaq spends:

• $24,300 at the gas station filling up (dude, buy a Prius)
• $17,220 on clothes
• $6,730 on laundry and dry cleaning
• $2,305 on pet care
• $1,620 on music and magazines
• $1,495 on cable television.

You want to know my favorite? The $114,946 that's listed as "miscellaneous (personal)" -- you know, walking around money, pocket change so you're never left without something to feed the meter or, I don't know, buy a new car or two without writing a check. (And just think how much money he'll spend now that he has all this free time over the next couple of weeks!) But when you're living this large, it's not all fun -- the guy also pays $75,261 in property tax alone, which I guess is what you'd expect from a 20,000 square foot mansion on the water.

Looking at Shaq's Monthly Budget - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

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Cable TV $1500 per month

Phone $3300 per month

Glad I don't have his cable and phone company

[Lefty Noob]

How in the world could anyone spend that much a month on cable???

[alex83]

yeah, i mean his wife is pretty hot so it cant be on p**n. i would be curious to know all this other stuff though and also how much he spends on deodrant, becuase he is a big guy so he must sweat a lot

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

How in the world could anyone spend that much a month on cable???

What, you haven't seen the local rate increase?...geez...it don't matter if its cable, or dish...its all way up.

[azrael492]

The $114,946 that's listed as "miscellaneous (personal)" -- you know, walking around money, pocket change so you're never left without something to feed the meter or, I don't know, buy a new car or two without writing a check.

I remember during the strike or lockout...can't remember which....Anfernee Hardaway was interviewed about changes he had to make because of the strike. He said he had to cut his "walking around money" down from $15000 to $10000 a month.