Sounds good! I might go even further and just use a custom address for each service, i.e. paypal@example.com or something.
But self-hosting email is an adventure I'm nervous to embark on.
But self-hosting email is an adventure I'm nervous to embark on.
I've been using similar aliases for years (paypal@domain.tld, ebay@domain.tld, etc), but make sure you have a contingency plan for when you're no more. I've received lots of account info from previous owners of the domain by setting up a catchall mailbox. We will obviously not care, but when someone takes over your account, they might use it to do harm to others (spam or fraud or whatever else).
Which is exactly what I do. As soon as I see spam sent to any particular email address, I know who it is that leaked the address and I can block it without issue.
>But self-hosting email is an adventure I'm nervous to embark on.
Why are you nervous about it? I've been doing so for decades and haven't had many issues at all. There are a bunch of all-in-one solutions like mailinabox[0] (I roll my own, but as I said, I've been doing this for decades) and others which would likely make things simpler for you. Go for it! You won't be disappointed.