People who use out of service devices miss the part that a smartphone do not need only a rom aka operating system but also drivers. The modem is a not flashable and if it do not receive updates anymore its potentially vulnerable for exploits. Those devices should NOT be used as an online devices! Installing GrapheneOS on such devices give the falls believe that they are secure but thats NOT the case! Don‘t put the blame on GrapheneOS - Its Goole police that do not support updates over a bigger period. Google promises to support their newest devices for 8 years, so think about spending some money for a new device and donate to GrapheneOS for their great work all of us benefit from.

;) another option like this

Since you wrote „Thanks“ in German…

In Germany you don‘t even need spend sats to buy gift cards anonymous. You can buy them in nearly every supermarket as small plastic cards at the checkout with cash.

https://youtu.be/tvrz6Q5FRUA?

Chapter Cold Wallet:

Maybe give this one a try

I am in the same situation. Seeking for a passion or purpose being on this planet my whole life. At least bitcoin made it clear why this clown world always felt so fake.

Its easy to say that passion grows out of doing and trying things but inside it feels like an empty room without any toys or ideas and getting addicted to substance abuse is such a easy move to silence this feeling. No advice!

…and as older you get you lose courage trying new things, the health get worse and worse and the years run by so fast….

Will following this thread… Maybe some helpful posts will be written…

Proton Unlimited that has SimpleLogin Alias included + haveibeenpwned and Passwort Manager

Using Proton Unlimited is a better way to improve Privacy. You can use the VPN Wireguard profiles on Router level (TOR configs available too), use SimpleLogin Aliases which is included to PGP encrypt mails, have a secure Mailbox with own client, a Password Manager (i prefer others who work offline) and you have encrypted Cloud drive.

By the way - Private Relay can be turned of in iCloud for Mail and in the Settings of Safari, Wifi connection and mobile connectoon!

On top set up a NextDNS Profile and set it up in your Router. DNS over HTTPS or TLS preferred.

Thus way you can use also Orbot ans the TOR Browser.

To get sure i would disable mobile data and enabke airplane mode to prevent packets get routed outside the tunnel.

I love those tiny travel routers from GL Inet that make the setup very easy and allow to block non von traffic, set up custom dns and much more.

I do not trust apple anymore sending all my data through their services.

And all sensitive stuff just touches my Google Pixel with Geaphene that don‘t depend on a controlled AppStore and cut iff all spyware.

Buying BTC KYC just to grab a piece of the cake does not solve any recent issue and supports mass surveillance. P2P is an essential part of the Bitcoin ethos. Monero over Lightning. A passphrase is mich more important then /4 words. Use Aur Hardware Walkets shoukd NEVER connect to any other device. Circular economy Is important. Bitcoin is not an investment. Centralized Exchanges are Fiat scans. Use your own node. Support open source. Stop consuming mass media. Don‘t fight each other because all of us suffer for the same reasons.

Direct debit

I think Apple uses haveibeenpwned.com The pw manager listed three nostr keys that leaked from Damus

There is a oretty good tool to keep track of earnings & spendings:

cointracking.info

For a german guy who got into btc just one month ago my biggest challenge is to find trustworthy people i can change fiat into bitcoin.

In europe all ramps into btc are at least light kyc so you need to have a bank account so they can track who you are of being the account owner.

If you don‘t hold for at least one year all transactions over 600€ get taxed on Germany and if you don‘t keep track and buy kyc from exchanges you will get in trouble.

People also do not realize how important it is to use wallet that have a good utxo management implemented and allow mixing. Therefore you need to habe enough time beside your fiat job to teach yourself those important privacy techniques.

As a newbie i can tell you that its not really easy to dig deeper into all these topics. Its a very confusing and huge soace that need to be explored. For non technical or older people like my parents its hard to understand. Not onky from the technical standpoint but you also need to understand economics. Its a true journey.

Thanks for bringing this topic for discussion!