I use "duck duckgo" and sometimes "startpage" and Avast Secure Browser bank mode. I never use Edge browser . I find the WIN 10 reminders to use Edge very annoying.
I used this for financial sites and not for sites I don't worry about consequences on. I decided that my old easy too remember algorithmic method was too easy to decipher.
BTW, the number of characters in the password is a key attribute assuming they are not repetitious or obvious (like 1111111112222222222233333333). But many sites set requirements on caps, numbers, special characters, etc.