Definition: The baseline package of emotional and physical necessities required to prevent total human meltdown in modern society. Not luxury items, but the absolute bare-minimum comforts that keep you from screaming into a pillow or rage-quitting adulthood.
Typically includes: one (1) financial cushion against imploding utilities, eight (8) uninterrupted hours of REM sleep, a single genuine hug, and access to quiet spaces devoid of existential dread. Often requested sarcastically when life feels like a tire fire.
Example:
After three nights of insomnia and a maxed-out credit card, she desperately needed some uninterrupted sleep and a quiet space to avoid a breakdown.
He felt the crushing weight lift slightly after a genuine hug from his partner, though the lack of any financial cushion kept the dread simmering.