I've been pondering, my recent post has had me wondering if the method I am using is the best?

Hmm, seeing you don't mention what you ARE using or show code I am wondering too....

I need some help organizing what would be best in this situation.

And this situation would be the one that you fail to describe in any relevant detail I suppose. Perhaps that is unfair. You do mention data storage and output formatting which does limit it to say 50% of all the computer code ever written.

1. Explore CPAN
2. Define what it is you want to do and why.
3. See 1 - whatever you are trying to do it will almost certainly have been done before
4. See 2 based on what you find at 1 as CPAN code has generally been written by people who have thought about it for a long time.
5. Learn how to ask a question, I have no idea what you are talking about based on what you have written. Nor I venture to say does anyone else.

Speculating on your title, perhaps you are looking for HTML::Template Tutorial as this is an excellent way to deal with databases and HTML output.