Hello @Just_A_Idiot,
no your not in the wrong place, that would be the in some what of the right place to ask for help like for example in your case.
You can have a look through the Save Editing Topic under Guides there is a lot of usefull knowledge in regards to save editing and to getting started with it.
https://forum.truckersmp.com/index.php?/forum/423-save-editing/
also you can search up save editing tutorials on YouTube or have a look through those videos that might give you some helpful information towards Save Editing:
I Hope those information given by myself I help you understand it a bit more and get the success that you wish for in your save editing needs, if not feel free to let us know and we will help you further.
Kind Regards
Tim