Visualise how much an amount of money is worth (by seeing how much you could buy with it).
£400k can buy all of the following:
4 peoples' debt
Average debt of a UK citizen01/11/07£33000 × 4 = £132kAltering 1 UK law
Cost per year of influencing UK legislation2009£120kInformation from Lord Taylor1 UK Member of Parliament
Yearly Salary01/04/09£64766Charlotte Church for an event
HireDecember 2006£50000and
8 sofa
Woburn Medium Sofa, Pamplona Cranberry03/06/09£1850 × 8 = £14800Information from John Lewis