Personal years - much more accurate when going off the current year then date of recent birthday

Born 12 17 1999 (3 life path). If I calculate years based on 12 + 17 + 2025, meaning 2025 is a 2 year for me, 2024 was a 1 year for me, 2023 was a 9 year for me, and 2022 was an 8 year for me, my life looks scary accurate in how the past few years have unfolded and what this year is shaping up to be so far.

If I go based on 12 17 2024 - 12 16 2025 being a 1 year for me, it starts to make much less sense.

What do you guys make of this