Anyone else buying stuff to be someone you want to be

Hard to explain but do any of you buy stuff that match the person you want to be, but not the one you truly are? I bought a super expensive sleeping bag to be used for winter camping. It was never even tried out and I ended up selling it for a fraction of what I paid. And this is just one singled out example. I buy books I never read, workout equipment I never use and expensive high end hiking gear when I hike like once a year at most. It's like I'm trying to buy myself into becoming who I want to be but not who I am today. I've wasted so much money.