Not really. You have the domain for it too be the domain. Just sign up for a Tuta account and have it auto-forward to you.

Also, don’t get a domain that directly links to your name. Just an overall best practice.

I just did this a few months ago. Totally worth it.

Ensure that whoever you use for web hosting allows for the creation of multiple addresses, with one as a catchall. The real power you’re paying for is beyond an alias that shows your real address, you can use an address like March2025@yourdomain.net to sign up for things you expect to be spammy or whatever, and delete the address in 4 weeks and just vanish from their records. Also helpful, if you do need that account back in a year or two, you can create it again in about 30 seconds.

The Proton Wallet product

Sure, but I also have to consider my spouse and their habits, which are anchored to a shiny Google experience. If it was just me, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

What’s funny is the rest of the world gets “Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)” which ups the insecurity I expect.