The same number can mean abundance to one household and shortage to another.

The same amount of money, time, or space means completely different things depending on what surrounds it. A figure that is comfortable in one household is tight in another with different obligations, costs, and support. Numbers about people only become meaningful alongside the circumstances they land in.

Before concluding that an amount is generous or adequate, ask what it has to cover and for whom. This applies when you set a budget, a deadline, or an allowance for someone else. The question is not what the number is but what it is expected to do.