Ya there’s a multitude of options across various platforms, if someone is still using vanilla YouTube it’s their own fault.

https://youtube.com/@electricalmd

Check out this guy’s channel. If you have a Fire TV/box, Shield and maybe a few other android boxes, this should work for you. All you want to have is a VPN.

https://www.themoviedb.org/ over IMDb when I want movie info.

https://fmhy.net/ when I feel like borrowing some media from my neighbor on the internet.

Bandcamp when I want to find new artists to listen to.

Transfer.zip if I need to send some files to someone quickly and securely. Alternatively there is also blaze.vercel.app.

And of course, tza.red to play an online version of Tzar: Burden of the Crown, one of the best RTS games. There is also an app for Windows.

Give us a list of a few things you feel you might need OP.

You’re wise not to mess with stocks or crypto, but as soon as you have the income to contribute, consider a Roth IRA, starting as young as you can really pays out later.