Utilitarian or materialistic?

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I've never been materialistic. I don't own a lot of "stuff," and by "stuff" I mean things that have little or no practical purpose. I have no posters on my walls, no decorations, no trinkets. I buy books and I read them, I buy movies and I watch them, I buy video games and I play them, I buy food and I eat it.

Thinking back to my childhood, I never really played with toys; I had them, but I just sort of collected them rather than played with them. As an adult, I'll often see things that I could buy which I think look nice, but I always hold back because I simply don't know what the hell I would do with it.

Just curious as to where others here fit.

I'm materialistic. I try to curb it, though. Materialism leads to unhappiness. I wish I weren't materialistic, but it's hard to let go of everything. I like cars, but I don't own one right now. It's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Every time I had a car that I liked, I would obsess over the things that happened to it (that I should have prevented). And for some reason the more I liked it, the more it was like a magnet to damage. I still have a bunch of guitars and several amps that I'm anal about, but at least I don't have to drive them down the road. If I were to gig, I have no idea which guitar I'd pick to be the beater.

Utilitarian, definitely.

Yes, I have some items that others might consider to be materialistic, but, to me, they are more "unique" or "rare" examples of certain interests I have.