At what age does the desire to acquire material possessions slow down?

Answer 1

It happen at any age, it depends on your maturity and philosophy. However, I've met older people who will retire soon or are retired and they say it happens at that time. You don't need new, nice clothes for work, etc. You know yourself by then, and don't need jewelry, watches, cars, houses to make you feel worthy and impressive to others.

Answer 2

it is not an age it is a state of contentment. Age has little to do with it. I understand that age may play a part when a person is building for themselves a family and home but the desire to acquire material possessions is based on a lack on contentment. Contentment is not the absence of growth or developement but the ok'ness with ones current position.

Answer 3

It is after our death.

Let me explain. As the cohort of Jeal Paul Sartre said a man dies the moment he ceased to be a producing unit in the economy. The physical death may take later but for all practical purposes the persons ceases to be.

The answers so far all underline the fact that at an advanced age the disire to earn anything dies down. The precise point is not material. Like a French society woman who went into menopause as early as 28 years of age and ceased to contribute to the society the man who ceases to engaged himslef into any economic activity also becomes irrelevant for the society. Even if he lives for a hundred years the longeviety may be a matter of cutiosity but not his economic activity.

With the ever increasing longecity of human life the threat that at some time the elders would outnumber the youngers may materialise . Already this has started to happen in the West. And if we were to fall a prey to the psychological feeling that once we reach a certain age we must remain aloof from economic activity may land society into a none-too-enviable position. It will also burden the younger generation with additional responsibility of working extra for making a provision for the senior citizens. The Old Holmes , a thing unknown in the past are mushrooming everywhere. It is significant to note that these holmes are more or less restricted to the urban areas. The National School for the Blind organisation reported that they found it difficult for obtaining any members for their facilities in the villages. This is partly because in villages, unlelss it is infirmity due to old age, the senior citizens continue to be active field workers. As they contribute to the family efforts they are not considered as parasites and are accommodated in the village system.

Rather than look into the chronology of the desire for material possession dying down the efforts should be for encouraging even the senior citizens to continue to be active members of the society.

Answer 4

I don't think there's a certain age necessarily. I think it's when your goals become about more important things, family, friends, happiness and stop being about what you can show off to ppl.

Basically when you realize that what you have doesn't make you who you are. some ppl never realize that and some ppl do early on (when they're kids).

Answer 5

I don't think the desire ever diminishes. I think it comes with a level of maturity when we realize that things will not ultimately make us happy.. We can obtain joy by shopping or playing, but it is always temporary. Happiness comes in fulfilling our perceived purpose. Usually involves serving, ministering to others.... whether kids, God, sick and injured, or poor, etc.,

Ask yourself, why do you want what you want? Its for joy or happiness, security, whatever it is, it boils down to what makes you happy.

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Answer 6

The age of Enlightenment

Answer 7

For me i was 13, then it picked up again when i was 16 for a month untill i got my car. Now instead of desiring materials I desire girls, which seem much harder to get then a car.

Answer 8

At age 50, when you reached that empty nest syndrome. Your kids are all grown, they don't need you anymore. You're alone. They have flown the coop. And most things don't seem that important anymore.

Answer 9

rosiec is somewhat right.For some people it accelerates at the age of fifty and becomes worse as they grow old.So the final answer is:
It depends what kinda person you are.

Answer 10

Well, it all dependence on individual person. For most people is after married, I believe.