My thesis to get a phone.

Now, I'll give some context for the people who are reading and are not part of my family. I had to finish recording a video for a Trinity guitar grade. If I managed to do so before the 28th of February, my dad promised me a new phone. And I had done my part of the deed. Now, I have to present a thesis on why I should get the phone.

Why should I get the phone?

• 1. I finished recording for the Trinity Grade as I promised. I have kept my part of the agreement.

• 2. My current phone is generally good, but at this point, the battery life is practically nonexistent, giving me only about an hour of battery life. During times when I need it—church, music, travel—it runs out at crucial moments. And then, as if by magic, it turns off—only to regain power two hours later, after I’ve already missed the moment when I needed it.

How will I use the phone?

• 1. I will use the phone for photography, recording videos for my YouTube channel, making posts on BlueSky, learning cinematography, and using Journey to track my life and reflect on it later.

Why shouldn't I invest the money instead of getting this phone?

• 1. The idea of "Invest it, let it double, and then you can get the phone plus the money back" could apply to anything. In that case, why do we buy vegetables? We could just invest the money, wait a day, and get twice as many vegetables. Some things in life you simply have to get.

• 2. This phone will be a long-term investment—not just for me, but in me. Everything has its pros and cons, but focusing on the positives, this phone can help me learn photography, develop apps (since it would be powerful enough to test them), explore AI, and much more. While it may not directly generate money, it can provide things that money can't necessarily buy. Money can't buy skills—at least not yet. In the future, that might change.