New Money Versus No Money

A SPREADSHEET FOR A GILDED AGE GONE TARNISHED

NEW MONEY (2007)

Regency Hotel, Park Avenue, 7:15 A.M.

Conference room to private bathroom

Financing his first movie

Bash for Steve Schwarzman’s Goth, featuring Rod Stewart and Patti LaBelle

AmEx Centurion

Hermes Birkin

Owning restaurants

Eliot Spitzer

High-end hookers at the four-day sales conference in Vegas

Board member, angel investor, major shareholder

“There’s a competing bidder for the co-op."

“I’m in with Bernie

Date Shervl Crow

I.P.O.

Getting admitted to the Maidstone Club

Power breakfast

Decor conversion

Bonding technique with son

Ultimate party

Card

Wife's must-have bag

Indulgence

Wall Street killjoy

Reckless yet essential extravagance

eBay status

Dreaded evening phone call

Smug remark whispered on the 17th green

Thing you never dreamed you'd do

Get-rich-quick scheme

Elusive status symbol

NO MONEY (2009)

Brooklyn Diner, West 57th Street. “8:45-ish; I have to drop off the kids first.”

Wine cellar to home office

Taking him to a movie

Tax-day “tea party” in Atlanta, featuring Sean Hannity and Dick Armey

Price Chopper AdvantEdg

Re-usable Trader Joe's tote

Eating in restaurants

Tim Geithner

ESPN-HD

PowerSeller “AxeMan55,"unloading prized Strat signed by Joe Satriani

“My name is Sanjeev, and I was wondering when we might expect your Visa payment?"

"I always was suspicious of Bernie.”

Take early distributions from your 40I(k)

iPhone app

Being able to return your TARP money

BRUCE FEIRSTEIN