Four iPhones one apple id

I'm sorry to ask a question that has already been covered but I have many different devices and so finding the solution seems really complicated.
We have 4 iphones,1 ipad ,2 ipad minis and 2 MacBooks.
We would like to share music purchases, apps and also be able to have all devices linked on find my iphone.
We do not want to receive each other's texts,iMessages,e-mails,calendars,reminders or photos.
At the moment we all share the same Apple ID and so we have chaos.
I have setup 1 Apple ID for each device,but because I am stupid,I am unable to work out exactly what I need to do to achieve the required result.
Can someone please give me an idiots guide to take me through exactly what I need to do ?
Many thanks.
Lee

One Apple ID per user not per device.
Keep separate IDs for iCloud, iMessage & FaceTime and you can share an ID for purchases.
As far as Find My iPhone, that will be linked to the iCloud Apple ID. Since every user has a different ID you will need to sign into Find My iPhone as a particular ID to see devices linked to it.
If you simply want to locate family members, I suggest the Find Friends app.

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