In today's world, people in general like to keep up with the latest news, such as gadgets like the iPhone. They tend to spend a lot of time on their gadgets or whatever the latest item is instead of spending their time on the more important things. During family dinners, everyone is usually on their phones. People may prefer to spend a day at the mall instead of volunteering. High credit card bills can result from spending so much money on new things rather than paying bills. Social pressure to keep up with these material objects has an effect on the quality of bonding time which has an effect on money. Consumerism actually turns a person against himself due to the never-ending mission of acquiring material objects, therefore people should not focus their religious faith in materialism. Consumerism is the idea that influences people to purchase items in large quantities. Consumerism makes trying to live the life of a “perfect American” quite difficult. It interferes with society by replacing the normal necessities of life with the desire for things without much attention to the true value of the desired object. Children are always easily influenced by what they watch on television. Swimme suggests in his work “How Do Kids Get So Caught Up in Consumerism” that although an advertiser's goal is to make money, younger generations are being manipulated when they see these ads. Before understanding a religion well, a child will have seen and absorbed at least 30,000 advertising messages. The amount of time teenagers spend in high school is less than the amount of advertising they have seen (155). The huge amount of advertising exposed to the younger generation has become...half the paper......means making do with what you have and making effective use of it. While Swimme implies that the desire for possession has become the new “religion,” people need to focus on living a life with purpose rather than craving material things. Faith guarantees complete gratification only when a person gives up the object or idea of ​​interest. Ultimately, people need to put their priorities first and do everything in moderation. Everyone should strive to create a life for themselves, live it to the fullest but, at the same time, take care of what needs to be taken care of. Works Cited Swimme, Brian. “How do our children get so caught up in consumerism.” The human experience: who am I? 8th ed. Winthrop University: Rock Hill SC, 2012. 155-157. Print.Paul Tillich. “What is faith”. The human experience: who am I? 8th ed. Winthrop University: Rock Hill SC, 2012. 269-273. Press.