This has nothing to do with Big East basketball, but is just astounding. So read on.

Ever watch MTV Cribs? There’s this episode where Shaq shows off his house in LA and you’re like, “damn.” You might wonder how much it costs to live like Shaq. Well, thanks to the financial affidavit of his divorce papers, we know. Matt Watson of the AOL Fanhouse puts it beautifully:

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.

I do have to give him credit, though. His monthly net income is $1.3M, and he ends up spending $875K of that — so he does save $450K. All I have to say is this: rich people make shitloads of money.

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