Nah, I been stopped shopping at H&M.
No. I had to upgrade. [laughs]
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- What's up, GQ? It's Marshon Lattimore,
and this is how I spent and saved my first million dollars.
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I grew up Cleveland, Ohio.
Specifically, 117th area.
Real tough neighborhood.
So, you know, really what we got is sports.
Sports is really the way to make it out of there.
And, you know, I just followed that.
Since I was a baby, you know, my father, he played football.
So, he wanted me to play football.
At 14, 15, you know, I kind of seen it,
you know, that I can make it.
And from that point on, you know,
I just worked hard and and got to where I'm at.
You know, that was a dream come true.
I'm from the same place Ted Ginn Jr from.
Like, I went to the same school. Glenville.
You know he's way older than me,
but growing up, Ted Ginn was the man.
So, just getting the offer from Ohio State,
it's like a dream come true coming from there.
I was the best player, like, coming from Ohio.
You know I was supposed to play my freshman year,
but I got hurt.
So it was just for the whole year that year.
Then my second year, I was injured for most of the year.
I almost quit.
You know, my family taught me in the standard.
So, my third year was really my only complete year playing.
You know, certain people like, "Oh yeah,
he might not make it just cause he only played one year."
I put my job grade in.
It came back first round, and I was out.
There wasn't no question I was out.
With the Saints, I got drafted with Marcus Williams.
So, I went there with people I knew already,
so I was comfortable and I loved it.
Actually, I thought I was gonna go five or six.
When I seen, you know, New Orleans was up next,
I told Michael Thomas.
I text him like, "Tell him I'm ready."
You know, "Tell him to come get me. I'm ready."
And my contract was about 15 million
with a $9 million signing bonus.
You can see the details of my rookie contract right here.
I really made it.
You know, just coming from where we come from.
I can really take care of my family.
I can take care of myself.
But at the same time,
you gotta know that this money don't last forever.
Going with a financial advisor,
you really just learn that they're trying to help you.
You just got to take the knowledge in.
You gotta save your money like it's your last snap.
Like every time.
We playing a physical sport.
Anything can happen.
You gotta have something to fall back on.
All right. We talked about how I saved my money.
Now, let's talk about how I spent my money.
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First thing I bought with my check is a car for my mother.
Car for my mother: 35K.
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I was just feeling like I just wanted to get her a car.
Like, one day I was like, I'm about to get my mother a car.
I was just sitting there.
I went to my financial buyers and picked it out.
You know, it was red.
She liked red, too.
You know, red my favorite color.
I surprised her.
I just pulled up in the driveway with a bow on it,
and boy, she was crying.
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I actually then bought a car for myself.
I leased the car for a year.
Vaughn Bill had two cars.
He had a Benz and he had a Jeep.
And you know, I wanted a Rafe.
Like in my heart I wanted a Rolls-Royce,
but people talked me outta getting it.
So, I actually, like, rented Vaughn's Benz.
I was paying his car note and I was just driving his car.
Roughly around 10. I'd say 10.
What's that?
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After my first year, I actually did get a car
and I got a Range Rover.
Lease for the Range Rover: about 60K.
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I leased the car because I really didn't, I didn't want it.
Like I said, I really wanted, you know, the Rolls-Royce,
but people just kept talking me out of it.
Few of my teammates, you know,
older guys that really know what's going on.
They said, "Man, just, just wait."
Not gonna buy a car til I can buy this car.
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Jewelry is like trophies to me.
My first watch, I think it was a Rolex.
It was about 25,000.
Rolex.
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That's the watch to get when you first make it.
Like, you have to get a Rolex.
My teammate, Ken Crawley, he actually got one.
And come on, man. We might as- Imma get one too.
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I got some chains and I got some bracelets.
The bracelets was 15.
I actually just got these chains, like, over the off season.
40.
All together,
probably like about 120K on chains and bracelets.
A lot to take up.
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I got my own style.
You know, I know how to put stuff together.
So, I buy my own stuff.
I don't need no stylist or nothing like that.
I spend a lot of money on clothes and shoes.
I'm going to say 80.
I'm gonna say 80.
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I like Louis Vuitton.
Gucci.
Like, expensive stuff.
Dior.
But I, you know, I actually got a Dicky outfit on right now
with some Chanel shoes.
Like, you know, I just switch it up like that.
When people do all high-end,
it just don't look right, you know?
High school? It was H&M
cause it was so cheap.
I think some jeans was like $15.
T-shirts were $10.
You can go in there with $50 and get a whole outfit.
Nah. I been stopped shopping at H&M.
I had to upgrade. [chuckles]
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Yeah. I hated it.
They kind of tricked me into doing it.
We went to a Steakhouse
and they just tell you, like, "Just come on. Just come."
And I didn't even know I was paying for it like that.
They ran a bill.
Like, it was like 7,000.
Defense only. Just defense only.
Yeah.
No, never.
Not offense and...Just defense.
But I was mad.
I was mad at, I didn't want to spend 7,000 on a dinner.
You know, I love them.
I love them right now. So, it's all good.
It's just funny now.
But back then when that happened, I was mad.
I didn't like nobody.
Rookie dinner: 7K.
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I travel.
I went to Dominican Republic with a couple of my teammates.
Justin Hardy and Ken Crawley.
It was a great time.
The resorts was nice.
You know, we, we went out a couple of places and I had fun.
I enjoyed myself.
I go the cheapest routes with the flights.
You know, people do private jets.
Imma start doing it.
But, like, around that time,
the trip probably was a couple thousand.
Trip with the boys: 5K.
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I got my sister a car, too.
She messed her car up.
You know, she got kids.
So I, you know, I couldn't have her out here without a car.
I had to get her a car.
And that's my sister.
You know, I love her.
I got her a Jeep Rubicon.
60K for my sister's car.
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I got a portrait of my cousin.
My cousin got killed when I was 14 and he was 17.
He had a twin and everything.
I had to get this.
A portrait of him.
On one of these sides, you know, it's RIP Dayton.
That's his name.
But this was like 15, 2,000.
Tattoos: 2K.
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I bought my mother a house.
We was in the hood, so we just had to get out of there.
She was good.
Like, she act like she didn't really want the house
because she was so focused on not spending my money.
But I told her like, no, I want to get you in the house.
Like a bigger house.
The first nice house that she wanted,
like, she felt like that fit her,
I just, like, go ahead, you can get it.
House for my mother: 500,000.
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Last thing I did, I gave money out to my family.
Like my cousins, my sister.
I spent money on them more than I spend money on myself.
Taking care of family isn't cheap.
So, 100,000 in family expenses.
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So, this is how I spent my first million dollars.
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I like how I spend my money.
Being where I'm from
and being able to do this is a blessing.
I also started my own charity.
Just like a fun day for the kids,
like, back where I'm from.
I got bouncy houses, gaming trucks.
I got food trucks.
I got everything. All on me.
It's called A Better Day.
I'm proud of that, you know?
And I couldn't do it this year because of COVID, you know?
It's really supposed to be an annual thing,
you know, on me, but COVID messed everything up.
Save your money.
You gotta learn how to tell people no
because a lot of people going to be coming.
Save 80% of your money.
You know, spend 20.
Thanks everybody for coming in.
Tuning in and seeing how I spent my first million dollars.
I'll catch y'all on Sundays.