My goals align with yours. Stick with it. I should have mentioned running a node on your phone with Breeze or Blixt. The tech still blows my mind and I've worked in tech for many years. You can indeed be your own bank and show others. You are on the right track. The time to learn these skills is now. If you are like me, you wanna know how things work even if you hire someone to do some things for you. That is how I view this. Good luck.