I got some good advice from my older brother when I was young which has served me well, at least when I followed it. “You don’t need everything. But when you decide you are going to get something, get what you really want. Every time. You’ll be better off in the long run.”
Don’t justify too much why you like something, you just do.
Music is art. It is fun. There is no such thing as perfect. Listen to the art, not the gear.
Learn to play the piano. Don’t wait until you are 60 to get serious about playing guitar.
Nothing, I mean nothing, is ever allowed to be placed on top of a speaker. No plants, no pictures, No nick knacks. Nothing. Not even for a second.
Make your audio system look fantastic, spend the money on good audio furniture and interfaces.
Train your future wife on how to work the gear and play her stuff and get her involved.
Someday you will own Klipsch Cornwalls, and you will love them.
Listen to something new every day.
Take good care of your hearing, you are going to need it, and it doesn’t last forever.
These are all things I should have known earlier Than I did.