Culturally, there is a lot of attention on materialism and consumption. Just turn on the television or pick up a popular magazine at the checkout counter to see what makes the news or front cover. PsyPost.org writes a thoughtful article on how more does not equate to internal sense of happiness.
Here is a link to the article:
http:/www.psypost.org/2015/04/consumed-why-more-stuff-does-not-mean-more-happiness-33727