Rough quarter, new house expenses

Been a rougher year so far.

Still have many blessings to count, but, definitely a more turbulent quarter.

Maybe I should call it a rough quarter. March was especially tough, but, maybe things will get better! I should meditate and manifest!

I’ve been frustrated with Mom renting out the new house to Aunt Lucy, because this means she has to buy 2 sets of everything, Aunt Lucy gets to enjoy the new bed and new house, and I have to help Mom move twice. She wants to rent a UHaul and have me and her move the beds. I do not want to do that.

Then today, I realized, she want 2 houses! I said, Oh I see, this is your equivalent of Uncle Mitch’s farm!

She said she still loves many things about the old house. She doesn’t want to move while she has the physical stamina to live in the old house.

I see.

So instead she will be maintaining 2 houses lol. Well, making that will help her live longer with longer healthspan and joyspan!

I really hope she has a sharp mind while she is alive. I’m rooting for low dose GLP1 becoming a helpful thing for her. She is not as sharp as she used to be. Forgetting words, taking a few seconds longer to figure some things out. Not bad for a 74 yo, but, not the same as before. Heck, even I’m not the same as before. Neither is Dad.

I don’t want to take care of my parents. I don’t have the mental capacity for it and I don’t want that life. I want them to be healthy, happy, independent. I’ll buy them robots.

Today is the 6th day in Victoria and I can barely stand Mom already. I was in the middle of talking to her, in the middle of a sentence, and she suddenly interrupted me with a random topic as she walked away. WTF.

I said, I was in the middle of a sentence. She said, I knew you were gonna be upset again.

Then why do it?!

Is it her being disrespectful because she was bored, or does she have ADHD (exacerbated from aging)?

Probably both.

Dad is even more annoying. Everything I said is met with, “No”. I tell him how something works, he would say no. I tell him facts. He says, you’ve got it wrong. Often he’d explain the correct thing which was exactly what I said. WTFF.

Both of them repeat themselves a lot. Dad even more than Mom. He’s been doing that for decades. Mom is always recalling the same stories (often boring and miniscule), or tie what  we’re saying into Taiwanese politics.

I have so little tolerance. The fact that I’m on good terms with them is largely because I hardly see them!


On Thursday, we had dinner with James and Lynn at Zen Sushi again. I thought it was unnecessary because we just had dinner on Monday.

But maybe it was meant to be. James recommended his accountant to me.

He told the tale of his son in-law being fined half a million (in tax) for taking money out of the company. Damn. That scared me.

I have a feeling the accountant is gonna be shaking his head at my actions the past few years.

It’s likely gonna be painful.

I use the company money to pay John. Sometimes invested in stocks. That’s probably a couple million dollars that should’ve been in my corporate account instead of personal account.


Yesterday was a tough day for stocks. Trump announced huge tariffs on Chinese imports. Like around 50%. Stocks tanked.

I hope Trump has a plan. So far he is just pissing everyone off. I hope he is still wanting to benefit us, just we don’t know the whole picture yet.


In 15 to 20 years, I’ll be 60 to 65.

Dad would be gone (or 95~100).

Mom would be 90 to 95. If she ages like her line dancing friends, e.g. Prim, Hilda, then she’ll still be doing quite well.

There will be robot helpers living with her. Hopefully I just need to visit.


In the next 5 years (45~50yo), my goal is for Knot Theory to be operating smoothly, reaching 8 figures, and growing without my heavy involvement.

Accounting is straightened so the biz is sellable if I choose.

My health/beauty goal is to be able to play spikeball and volleyball still. I look young and fit, and feel great – thanks to biohacking and some plastic surgery.

I have fun friends to travel and play with. I should do more fun and adventurous things while Mom and Dad are healthy.

I’ll get a black belt in iFly.

I have started another thriving biz. Growing it to 8 figures.

Stocks continue to do well. By age 50, my stock portfolio is at $25M+.


From 50~60yo, now having a $25M+ net worth, I take the $1M dividend income and have fun with it. Travel even more, biohack and anti-age even more.

I’ll sell Knot Theory if I haven’t already.

I might not want to live in downtown Vancouver anymore. I might become a nomad again.

I’ll have robots. I’ll get robots for Mom and Dad. Likely the robot for Dad will help him as a caretaker, and will chat with him.

I wonder what sport I’ll play. iFly most likely. Maybe volleyball still. Maybe ping pong and pickleball.


From 60~70yo, I might need to spend more time with Mom.

I might move back to Victoria.

There will be lots of fellow old people, so I might have fun with them.

My net worth will be more than $30M by now.


70yo+, which is 30 years from now, I’ll probably be an orphan.

Mortgage will be paid off when I turn 75 lol.

I might sell the house.

I’ll pick a place as my home base.

My net worth will be more than $40M by now.

I’ll buy a dream house, reno it to have fun stuff such as trampoline haha. I’ll have robot helpers.

I’ll choose MAID when life stops being fun.

Joyspan and future-looking

Got the keys to the new house on Monday, March 31, 2025!
 
Mom has been so excited about her new house.
 
She is replacing the floor with bamboo flooring, and repainting a couple walls.
 
I honestly haven’t been as excited. I’ve been distracted by biz stress, perimenopause, and the stress of figuring out mortgage, conveyancing, home insurance, getting the funds ready, etc. The past month has been rough, and I didn’t even get around to doing my taxes.

I feel like she is a bit spoiled. Though, it’s a privilege to be able to spoil someone. She picked out a house, wanting to pay full price, and left me to do all the work. She thought I was gonna pay full cash, she didn’t even leave me time to close. 

 
Last year my stocks went up by 80%. Now I have to put my money towards downpayment and monthly mortgage payments.
 
Now that my rant is out of the way:

I’ve been wanting to buy her a house. Now that it’s come true, I should be more excited! What a privilege it is, to be able to gift Mom a house!
 
I shouldn’t let these other factors get to me. I should enjoy this moment!
 
I’m glad that Mom has a safer (single floor) and newer house to live in. She is eager to host friends, which surprises me!
 
I’m also glad that she’ll have a project she loves – gardening at both houses, setting up the new house, slowly moving into the new house (something she’s been wanting).
 
At this age – me 45 and mom 74, and dad 79 turning 80 soon, what’s most important is health and happiness.
 
Mom – Health-wise, her left knee is in pain since the stem cell injections in January. Her other health concern is diabetes, but I think GLP1 can help in the near future. Oh and poor sleep. I think if she exercises more, she’ll sleep better, but she only wants to dance and garden (in the summer). Happiness-wise, she’s been enjoying teaching line dancing and having a ton of students loving her class. She has been growing the biggest chayote squashes. Now she has the new house to play with. She is enjoying life!

Looking at the next 10 years, I think she’ll be fine. Though I think more muscle-building would be better. 

Dad – Health-wise, his diabetes has worsened suddenly. His eyes are getting worse due to macular degeneration. He is also more tired. Happiness-wise, he is sad that his dog died. He enjoys learning stuff online though.
Looking at the next 10 years, I think Dad thinks he has less than 10 years left. I think he needs a new project or new love (pet). For health, maybe stem cell therapy. Maybe a robot will be a good companion for him.
Me – Health-wise, I’m struggling a bit with energy, focus, easy weight gain, and motivation. I think these are perimenopause related. I can keep up at spikeball with the 20 and 30-something year olds though. I am compelled to do more to anti-age, but overall I look young and feel pretty healthy. I can’t wait for miracle advancements in anti-aging (such as GLP1) that will help me reverse age without all the hard work!
Happiness-wise, I do love my life. I just feel that I should be doing something even more fun and/or more impactful.
Friends – I have some close friends, though I want more. Ones that are smart / interesting / innovative / inspiring, sincere, and fun. I also need friends who have the time and money to travel with me! (And are reliable and fun to travel with! Outgoing, organized.)
 
Love interest – I have none, but that’s a good thing in a lot of ways. I’d like to have a fling soon though. It’s been almost a year since Keilor!
 
Money – I have lots! About $10M CAD. Enough to live a good life, splurge up to $50K, but not enough to splurge on 7-figure projects such as a wind tunnel, a fun house. And, in order to reach the point of being able to do big fun projects, I will need an 8-figure net worth. Having $100M+ means I won’t need to reinvest my investment. My dividends will be about $4M/year. I can buy a wind tunnel for indoor skydiving, I can buy a fun house and do fun renovations. I mean, I can already do that if I have, say, $25M net worth. That’s $1M/year dividends. I can use it to make a fun house downpayment, spend on fun renovations such as in-ground trampoline, indoor spikeball and volleyball fields, VR room, etc. 
Freedom – I feel pretty free. Financially pretty free. Location – I can live elsewhere for a month max, because 1) Mom will want to see me each month or two, 2) biz sometimes needs me, 3) going away for too long can mean losing friends, 4) if I want to grow biz, I need to focus. Being able to go away for a month is pretty good though! And I think I can go away 4 months in a year, total, if I want to. I can, theoretically, go away several times to learn iFly, to go to Disney, to go to all the fun places! I need more friends that can afford that lol.
Health & Beauty – I dug up photos of me in my early 20s. I looked cute! Mom said I didn’t look that different. I thought, maybe not! Now I work harder to have good skin, I think my skin has improved. I want to get HRT too. I also want to have an under-brow eye lift. In the future, a face lift, perhaps done by a robot so it’s better.
 
I think in the future we can expect effective anti-aging treatments that really take out the hard work. I want something that restores the cellular functions, as opposed to working hard (exercise, diet, routines) to prevent the body from falling apart as quickly lol.
 
Imagine youthful cells. It means youthful appearance, body operating at the optimal level (high energy production, fast metabolism, great muscle building, quick recovery speed), better mood (optimal hormone levels, pain-free body, clear mind, better decisions).
 
When will we have it? In less than 10 years I think. It’s about keeping this body healthy enough, and be wealthy enough, to have the treatment 10 years from now!
And of course, having lots of fun is a must!
I want hire 1 or more people to take charge of Knot Theory. A COO perhaps. And a marketing team.
I think my goal is not to allow for auto-pilot, but to allow for hand-free operation. I will still dictate decisions, but I don’t have to personally do them.
That’s a great insight! 😀
This will take the stress off my plate.
I’ll be able to work on funner and more impactful projects with huge growth potentials. Ride the AI wave!