Privacy improvement tools for n00bs so far:

Chat: Signal

Social: Nostr

Email: Proton mail (or other pgp email)

Web: VPN (what’s best?)

Browser: Brave or other browser (again, what’s best?)

Money: Lightning wallet (Mutiny or other?)

Store of Value: BTC self custody

Notes/task management: Joplin (as with everything, tell me what’s better?)