Attention How materialistic are you?

[Beachguyj]

Do you care about designer clothes and shoes and fancy cars or are you down to earth?

 

[Beachguyj]

I'm not materialistic at all, I don't value things. I like nice things, but I don't need them. I'm also not impressed by people flaunting shit like expensive cars or watches. I kind of feel sorry that this is what they think makes them valuable.

 

[HunterM]

 

[wilbur33]

I guess I'm kinda in the middle on this - I don't care for designer clothing labels and I'm not obsessed with cars, but I do love music so I have been known to spend ridiculous amounts of money on CDs. For example, just yesterday on eBay I bought THREE bulk lots from the one seller - totalling nearly 700 CDs! That in itself is extreme but the truly ridiculous part is the seller is in Germany and I'm in Australia! If I was sensible, I would have just left them. But obsessive nutcase that I am, I MUST have them! The postage alone is going to cost me 140 euros! A reasonable person would think that's too much, but I'm more than happy to pay it. Insane!

 

[Daximus]

5. I like nice stuff but it doesn't rule my life.

 

[LeicsDom]

3. I refuse to be drawn into the whole labels thing.
I have a car. It is 4 wheels and an engine to get me from A to B. I have no emotional connection to it.
My clothes are those that fit me and I feel comfortable wearing. Who makes them is of no concern to me.
My opinion, formed over many years, is that those who attach importance to labels use it to cover up deficiencies in other areas of their lives.

 

[earlgrey]

I like nice stuff, but I also like to search for bargains.

Not into over the top brand names, like 4-digit $ bags/watches etc though.

 

[FPNY]

I like nice stuff too and have a house filled with it. Am I materialistic, I guess I am. I think it has to do with the generation I was raised with. We've been relatively successful and with that comes "things". I drive a nice car, have a comfy home etc. I'm not really a clothes person, I have a couple of pairs of black slacks and some button down shirts that I wear when I have to dress, other than that I'm jeans and tee shirts. Not really a jewelry guy, so in some areas I am and others not so much....

 

[HoodedRat]

All mere material possessions are but transient landfill in the cosmic scheme of things ....Auuuuuummmmmm.

 

[EuroSoccer]

I value people more than things and money.
Having said that, I like to buy the best shit for myself whenever I got enough dosh...........

 

[andyspete]

I like nice things but not enough to go in debt to have them. I will only buy name brand clothes if they're on sale and it typically has to be a good sale like at the end of the season. However, I am very into cars and do drive a nice car that's paid for might I add. I will likely continue to drive nice vehicles as long as I don't have to go into debt to buy them. If, God forbid, I fell on hard times, I would sell my vehicle in a heartbeat. I would miss it but I'm well aware that it's an inanimate object. Currently, the only debt I have is for my house and I'm fanatical about getting it paid off.

 

[Love me 2]

The only real materialistic Items I have are my books, mostly on Catholicism, and those related to it. Clothing labels...Who the hell cares! I have a bike (not a motorcycle), but no car.

 

[eastofeden]

I am going to go with *5*. I don't give a damn about clothes or labels or any of the usual "materliastic" suspects but I do collect alot of stuff.

 

[borg69unimatrix]

I'm going to say a 3 or 4.

I buy most of my stuff at Wal-Mart or Goodwill. I don't make a huge amount of $$, and my job isn't prestigious enough to need designer clothing so I budget accordingly and only buy what I can afford.

When I was younger I attempted to keep up with the Jones', but soon realized if I wanted to eat and pay rent the champagne taste has got to go with my beer budget. I also soon realized that most of those that had to have the latest and greatest were typically shallow, and not people I enjoyed hanging out with anyway. They'd brag about the price they paid for ONE shirt... and I'm thinking, "ONE??? I bought 5 shirts for that amount of money - which one of us is REALLY better off?".

I could care less about name brands, and the few times I've tried them I didn't think their quality was any better.

 

[mark1111]

I bought my car used, asked my mechanic and he recommended it. Don't care what I drive as long as it is dependable. Clothes? I live on the beach and we have our own style, very laid back and what ever is comfortable. We laugh at the tourists that wear designer stuff. I don't care for nor need "things". The military trained me to think if it can't fit in my duffle bag, I don't need it.

 

[eastofeden]

I'm going to say a 3 or 4.

I buy most of my stuff at Wal-Mart or Goodwill. I don't make a huge amount of $$, and my job isn't prestigious enough to need designer clothing so I budget accordingly and only buy what I can afford.

When I was younger I attempted to keep up with the Jones', but soon realized if I wanted to eat and pay rent the champagne taste has got to go with my beer budget. I also soon realized that most of those that had to have the latest and greatest were typically shallow, and not people I enjoyed hanging out with anyway. They'd brag about the price they paid for ONE shirt... and I'm thinking, "ONE??? I bought 5 shirts for that amount of money - which one of us is REALLY better off?".

I could care less about name brands, and the few times I've tried them I didn't think their quality was any better.

I can't remember the last time I bought a shirt new in a store. I buy all of mine in thrift stores.

 

[Scealle]

I'd say a four? I hardly spend money on clothing. And the only time that I have actually spent money on clothes are during my skating competitions but I have stopped competing years ago. My parents bought me new clothes every year and that's pretty much it. My sister has some clothes and towels that are in good condition so I still wear/use them.

I do however spent much more money in hard disk drives,food and my skates. I get really annoyed when my classmates judge me when I eat something out of their "price range". Everyone spends their money differently and since I don't spent money on limited edition collectibles, fancy high heels or branded clothing I feel like at least I can treat myself with some decent food. I don't really dine at five star restaurants or expensive cuisine, just not my college hawker store which is my classmates favorite despite it's disgusting hygiene

 

[refujiunderground]

1. very unmaterialistic. don't really give a fuck about looking nice or having the best shit. will make the best out of whatever to the point where i'll wear the same clothes year after year from the shirts to the sneakers. don't really see the joy of having items, it's rather boring actually. i'm usually the last out of the group to jump onto the latest technological trends such as smart phones or whatever. still have the same phone from 2009 and it looks way older than it does and it took me years before i got up on a mp3 device. it would be really out of character for me to buy some fashionable shit such as the jordans that i got at the top of 2006 but never wear. the first and the last time i'll buy sneakers over 100 dollars.

 

[sixthson]

I really like 'things' to be quite honest. I love nice cars and nice clothes, furniture, gadgets and electronics, etc. There is much more to my life and my happiness, though. I don't think enjoying 'things' is inherently bad. It's simply how much value you put in them and how other aspects of your life are prioritized in comparison.

Owning nice things is not what makes us materialistic, imho. It's when the things own us.

 

[DigitalFudge]

Do you care about designer clothes and shoes and fancy cars or are you down to earth?

Liking high quality doesn't keep you from being down to earth.


Bye.