Translation of "Materialism" in Spanish

I thought "like money for a cat" was different than "like pearls before swine". I thought it was a tribute to the exemplary nature of the cat and the ultimate meaninglessness of the materialism of money.

Pensé que "dinero para un gato" era diferente a "perlas para los cerdos". Pensé que era un tributo a la naturaleza ejemplar del gato y la fundamental falta de sentido del materialismo del dinero.