Hi @MoldyTaint, welcome to the Community! I’m glad you like Qubes!
There are a few related topics on this forum, for example, this and this. Note that VPN combined with Whonix is not necessarily more anonymous, it depends on your threat model.
It’s better if you create a new topic for each question, so future users will be able to find answers more quickly.
If you want to make your Qubes more secure, here are some tips and tricks: How to make your Qubes OS more secure (Best Practices) and "Now You're Thinking with Qubes".