material goods

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While the relationship between money and happiness is typically framed as a choice between spending on material goods or spending on experiences, many Americans are expressing a different desire for their money: saving more.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

We can measure its realization in our own lives in a variety of ways, and often we tend to do so in terms of material goods.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025

García Luna has said it is “false, defamatory and perjury to say that I have ever received any material goods from any person, police officer or criminal group.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2023

These shoes are more than just material goods.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2022

Whites had arrived, imposed centralized government, and brought material goods whose value New Guineans instantly recognized, ranging from steel axes, matches, and medicines to clothing, soft drinks, and umbrellas.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond