This.. I have really been enjoying look mum's cem 3340 tutorial: https://www.lookmumnocomputer.com/cem-3340-diy-simple/
I would strongly suggest getting a resistor and capacitor kit off ebay or amazon.. They're like 15$-20$ each. That will get you a few of a huge range of resistors and caps:
The worst part of these projects is waiting for parts. So Building up a little surplus of this kind of stuff will make your wait time much lower..