I just wanted to share that after being inspired by a thread here recently, I explored some VPN options. I ended up going with Mullvad, which seemed to be a crowd favorite. I really like the lack of PII (or really accounts at all, just a random ID) and being able to pay with many options. I paid up with BTC for a month (at a 10% discount) and it's been working nicely thus far.
So thank you, stackers!