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It took a few months longer than Thandeka would have wanted, but finally she was able to get the electronic keyboard she had always wanted! Her parents took her to the music shop where she picked it out and even paid for it all with her own bank card.
This was a really big moment for Thandeka who stayed strong with her discipline, and eventually got the reward for all of her hard work and patience. Of course her biggest fan, Grandma was right there beside her when she brought the keyboard home!
But now that she had the keyboard, she was worried about how to actually learn to play it and become a star. This brought up an opportunity to be creative with her problems!
Thandeka wanted to start getting keyboard lessons, but they also cost a lot of money. She went to her music teacher to find out what other options she had to learn how to play the keyboard. Her keyboard teacher explained how it is not always an option to pay for all the things you need, but rather be resourceful with things you already have available to you.
She suggested Thandeka uses YouTube as a way to start learning the basics of the keyboard and even how to play a few songs. Her teacher also made a deal with Thandeka to offer her free lessons, if she also then offered free lessons to other kids her age that wanted to start learning from scratch.
This opened up a world of options for Thandeka to use when wanting something that costs money. Creative solutions are always out there, they just need time and the desire to look everywhere for a plan!
Now that Thandeka had reached her dream of buying her very own keyboard, she wondered what was next. She knew how to go about saving money, making a savings plan, and tracking her progress, so surely, she could do it again. So, she went back to visit her Grandma to find out what else she could aim for with her savings plan.
When she sat down, Grandma smiled with pride and said to Thandeka, “Find your passion and you will never run out of dreams to aim for. All you need is to find the things you really enjoy doing, and want to learn more and more, that is where you can put all of your time and money.”
Simply involve your family, and focus on your passions in life. to help you get that head start everyone else wants!
Thandeka was so excited for this new skillset she had learnt over the passed year, she ran home to call her cousin Clarissa to tell her all about it!
Let’s recap all of the amazing lessons we learnt with Thandeka…
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