Great overall guide
https://billstclair.com/matrix/index.html
Don't use vpn for anonymity, but TOR is fine
https://gist.github.com/joepie91/5a9909939e6ce7d09e29
I suggest to use whonix virtual machines, pic related
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Main_Page
>Only connections through Tor are permitted.
>Servers can be run, and applications used, anonymously over the internet.
>DNS leaks are impossible.
>Malware with root privileges cannot discover the user's real IP address.
>Threats posed by misbehaving applications and user error are minimized.
Also, acknowledge that there is a backdoor in every recent Intel CPU, BUT it still worth to be the more anonymous as possible
Godspeed anons