^Yeah that's basically where I stand on the issue. and I do consider ''right now'' to simply be a rough patch. I don't intend to be poor my whole life... but sometimes guilt overwhelms me and I think, What am I doing with all these birds when I can't even afford a new top for myself? But then I know, if I had the money for a new top, it would go towards bird stuff anyway, and they never have starved or gone without fresh foods or new toys.Only I seem to suffer, haha (and it's not even suffering obv. because I still have them, and they still have me, so we're a fairly happy flock!)
It's whatever my priorities are, and if I have to suffer through living with my parents for a bit more stability for the birds, so be it. they are always my first thought and concern during tough times.