Deleting messages is still a thing. If there is a message you need to preserve, take a screenshot. If you are worried that someone might think that the screenshot is fake, take a screen recording, or even better, use your phones camera to physically record your screen.
I think the Pixel Fold might be the best option for a foldable phone, because (just like all other Pixels) you can flash it with a private, secure, open-source ROM like GrapheneOS.
I haven't tried Haveno yet, but LocalMonero had an option called "Cash by mail". It's exactly what it sounds like: You mail cash to a Monero seller, and get your XMR in exchange. This is perfectly legal in the EU, it only might be an issue in the US, since mailing cash is technically not allowed by the postal service. Seems like Haveno also has this option: https://haveno.exchange/faq/#how-can-i-exchange-monero-for-fiat-without-involving-banks
Home Assistant
There's no fucking way I'm using a cloud service to control parts of my home, that just feels so wrong to me on so many levels
Nextcloud
There's no way I'm saving my files on someone else's computer (the Cloud). Even with encryption, it's expensive. Hard drives are cheap. Put them in a server, install Nextcloud and you have your private, cheap, independent cloud service.
Immich (currently migrating to Ente) for my photos
Jellyfin + arr Stack
I'm not paying $100/month for 5 different streaming services to have access to all the content I like.
Navidrome for my (pirated) music
Audiobookshelf for audiobooks and podcasts
Pi-Hole with Unbound set up as a recursive resolver, cause why should I trust someone else with DNS?
I also self-host Matrix or Revolt servers as well as game servers for me and my friends, because it's much cheaper than getting VPS or a hosted option, and I already have this server that I use for a bunch of other stuff, so I can also just use it for that.
I used to buy Monero/Bitcoin with Paysafecards on LocalMonero/AgoraDesk, but it was recently shut down. I'm waiting for Haveno, a new, decentralized Monero exchange. That way, you can use almost any seedbox provider, because they usually have an option for crypto payments.
I don't self-host my primary mail server either, but it's fine for my aliases (I use self-hosted addy.io but SimpleLogin can also be self-hosted). I use PGP to encrypt everything on my addy.io instance, and only decrypt it in my email client.
Deleting messages is still a thing. If there is a message you need to preserve, take a screenshot. If you are worried that someone might think that the screenshot is fake, take a screen recording, or even better, use your phones camera to physically record your screen.