Riff, I would say you are doing fine. A lot of what you experience is the same as all other guitar players. That being said, what I believe you will notice is that as you develop calluses, you will get much less fret buzz and better tone because you are using the pressure you need. That's also going to vary depending on what kind of action you have on your guitar as well as what gauge strings you have. If the action on your gitar is set correctly, you should not have any frett buz at all. If its worth it to you, you can take your guitar to a guitar center and for 50 they will fix it up so you are ok. Regarding strings, I use DaDarrio `11 52 custom lights and they are fine for acoustic guitar. If you have heavier gauge strings like 13 to 53 then it will be harder to press down, but at the same time, that will help you in the long run. On my electric guitar I use 10 48 gauge which is good for when you get into bending strings. One thing that might help is to soak your fingers in rubbing alcohol after you are done playing. It seems to cause calluses to develop faster. Hope this helps!!