What else left is there to say about James Frey? He lied to Oprah, fabricated his way into America's homes and hands, lost the trust of his publisher, and turned it all around into another book deal that produced a fiction manuscript critics actually like. So after all of these ups and downs and bouts with fame and notoriety, what else can we learn about the guy? For starters, he's cheap. And lavish. AT THE SAME TIME.

As a look at his wardrobe as seen on book jackets will attest, Frey estimates he spends $300 a year on clothes, and he's still driving the Toyota 4 Runner he's had since he was 22. Born and raised in Ohio, he lives in Soho with his family, and admits to a second home in the culturati playground Amagansett on Long Island. But as he attests in his novel, "Artists have always had an uncomfortable relationship with money … the lifestyle is far harder, lonelier and more boring than can be imagined." [Portfolio]