No matter who you are, it's easy to get a little caught up in the idea of getting new stuff. Here's a look at why your brain is so materialistic and what you can do to keep it from overwhelming you.

They value experiences—but also spend more than ever. What’s driving the perception that Gen Z is the most materialistic ...

I’ve always loved things—the transformative power of a princess costume, your grandmother’s favorite purse, a half-finished Diptyque candle, a cherry-red lipstick worn down to a nub. I’m a notorious ...

One thing I hear quite often is “It’s awful, people are so materialistic. They think that buying things can make them happy, but it can’t.” Well, that statement contains more than one idea. The first ...

Increasing levels of debt and bankruptcies are frequently blamed for divorces and conflict within marriage. But new Brigham Young University research suggests that marital woes that can result from ...

This post provided by GetRichSlowly.org. I’ve received a lot of interesting out-of-the-ordinary questions from readers recently. Two weeks ago, for instance, Rita asked about the moral implications of ...

It’s the topic of conversation amongst many women I know. Sometimes the topics are spoken about separately, but many times they are somehow intertwined. For that group of women who are infatuated with ...

Loving money may not be good for your love life, according to new research that finds that materialists have unhappier marriages than couples who don't care much about possessions. The effect holds ...

Hot on the heels of a study suggesting that people who have a car, investments or other personal wealth are more likely to marry drops the other shoe: a study that suggests that people who prioritize ...

The last few weeks have seen me embark on a clutter clearing frenzy. As I work to eliminate the clutter from my home, filling our rubbish bins and donation boxes to their brim, I can’t help but ...