The richest people in America have so much money that sometimes it's hard to put their wealth in perspective.

United for a Fair Economy, a nonprofit organization that promotes the idea of even wealth distribution has come up with a way to quantify the wealth of the 400 wealthiest households in the U.S., by looking at the purchasing power of their combined wealth.

Together, the 400 richest households own a total of $1.37 trillion.

Click through to see what that sum could buy for the rest of America, keeping in mind that many families can't even afford these goods for themselves.