Wasted so many years procrastinating to invest/trade in stocks. Would like some feedback or suggestions please

I have been wasting years procrastinating and delaying investing in stocks because of fear of losing my hard earned savings and also not knowing better. English is not my 1st English so my writing skills are not perfect, please excuse me.

I am from South Africa but currently live in Australia and will not be able to break into the housing market on my own here because it is an absolute rip off and completely unaffordable in and around the main cities. From what I am hearing, it is generally more expensive here than the USA.

Anyway, to get ahead, I have a good understanding of the futures and fx markets, but I believe to really get ahead in life, one has to invest wisely in stocks etc. I have a small account with IBKR here but I want to level up.

I was going to subscribe to OnlyOptionsTrades or subscribe to Jesse at Micro2Macr0 on YT (anyone heard of them?), but am I wasting my time or do any of you have any suggestions? I know there are a lot of scammers out there so I am am very wary and cautious. I feel the reddit community generally has good advice when asking a question. Please let me know your suggestions/opinions. Thank you