Or just

ssh -D localport -fN user@vps

Then for chrome/chromium:

chromium --proxy-server="socks5:localhost:localport"

If you need multiple instances running different proxy connections use different data directories like:

chromium --user-data-dir="other-dir" --proxy-server="socks5:localhost:localport"

Edit: sshuttle covers more than port forwarding but the article was geared at browsing the web through a vps hence my comment.