Michael Vick Bought a Mercedes-Benz to Drive Himself to Prison

As Michael Vick got ready to head to prison, he had one last errand to run. Some soon-to-be convicts may stop to see some friends or family on their way to the penitentiary, but Vick swung by a Mercedes dealership and picked out a, S-class Mercedes. He whipped out his debit card and paid the $99,589.71 bill in full.

It's hard to figure how a Mercedes will make you happy when you can't drive it (and where it depreciates while you sit in prison), but a lot of Vick's spending doesn't make sense for anyone who hasn't been a multi-millionaire. That $100,000 or so he spent on the Mercedes was only part of a $210,000 spending spree on Vick's final day of freedom.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution story that examines Vick's dwindling finances spells out a man who tried to take care of his friends and family (he bought his mom a house and two cars, had a sister on payroll and sent money to his three kids and their mothers). He tried to do some charitable work, although most of the money he donated to his Michael Vick Foundation ended up going to pay a fundraiser an outlandish salary -- only 12 percent of Vick's donation actually went to help the children in Newport News he was trying to help.

But it also spells out the story of a quarterback who threw away money like he always expected there would be more to come. He bought four houses and a condo, 11 cars and $450,000 in jewelry. Now almost all of it is gone. After filing for bankruptcy, Vick has been allowed to keep one house (his mother's), $5,000 in clothes and a retirement account with $96 in it. For a man who once had so much, Vick will have to learn to make do with a whole lot less once he gets out of prison.

What Has Tapped Vicks Millions?

Even Michael Vick's bank accounts aren't spared in his fall from grace. New details of his bankruptcy filing reveal poor financial management of the quarterback's fortune. Click through to see some of the items that has cost Vick his millions.

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Cadillac XLR
Vick owes more than $2,000 in monthly car payments for the Cadillac, as well as an Escalade - both of which were bought for his mother Brenda Boddie

Cadillac

'Bad Newz Kennels'
Vick admitted to bankrolling an illegal dogfighting operation which housed pit bulls at his property in Surry, Va.

Steve Helber, AP

Jewelry, including diamond stud earrings
Former advisor David Talbot briefly possessed jewelry worth about $100,000 to $150,000 that Vick gave to his brother. Included were diamond stud earrings and a charm with the inscription: "World Is Mine."

Kevin C. Cox, WireImage

Range Rover
Vick owes $1,160 monthly for fiancee Kijafa Frink's Range Rover. His bills also include a $2,500 mortgage for Frink and $3,500 in monthly support for his young son and the boy's mother.

Range Rover / Reuters

Infiniti M45
Former personal assistant Charles W. Reamon Jr. was the recipient of the Infiniti and two power boats. Reamon had easy access to Vick's money and tapped one account for more than $1.1 million between October 2006 and December 2007.

Ron Kimball, Infiniti