material goods

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About one-third pointed to spending on experiences, and 13% chose spending on material goods.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

But perhaps the biggest impact of de-influencing is how it’s reshaping our relationship with money and material goods.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025

In addition to the shipment of material goods like agricultural products, precious metals, and spices, the transportation of enslaved people was also facilitated along Islamic trading routes.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

In their 1972 book, “The Limits to Growth,” the researchers warned that unless humankind changed the way it used and consumed material goods on a global scale, civilization would likely collapse before 2070.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2022

But others who study consumer behavior say that the wanting and getting of material goods is not just a competitive exercise.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times