The most expensive house in Britain has been sold for £139m¹

£139m is a figure which is very difficult to understand for ordinary people. So! This translation might help.

£139,000,000 divided by a thousand pounds per day is 13,900 days

13,900 days is 38.08 years

The most expensive house in Britain was sold for the equivalent of you spending a £1000 a day for 38 years.

This is a reason for a wealth tax, which might not be the worst idea in the political world.

Note

1 Britain’s ‘White House’ with 40 bedrooms, a ballroom & underground swimming pool is sold to mystery buyer for £139m