Pro athletes have it all. Fast cars, pretty girls, and mansions the size of the stadiums they play in. As the salaries of pro athletes continue to increase, the things they buy seem to get more and more insane. After all, when you hand a 20-year old a $50 million contract, things can get pretty crazy. You want something, you get it! Who the heck wants to think about savings and retirement planning? You just got paid! You want to spend that cash! And you want something different. Something original. Something nobody else has.
Let’s be clear, not all athletes mismanage their money. There are plenty of athletes living on a budget and saving a portion of their salary for life after sports. But there are plenty of players who spend BIG bucks on items that will blow your mind! For example — can you imagine spending $2 million on a bathtub?! Or installing an ATM machine in your kitchen?! And who the heck needs a 55,000-square-foot house with 109 rooms?! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Here are 20 of the dumbest purchases made by professional athletes…
