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The generic advice for a long time has been to buy the biggest Dobsonian mounted Newtonian scope you can afford and reasonably handle and IMO it is still pretty good advice. Something around the 8 to 10" mark will give some great all round views, from large objects like M42/Orion nebula, to some pretty decent views of Jupiter and Saturn at higher magnifications.
Nowadays goto dobs are getting to be reasonably priced as well, though for most of those you need to learn a few star names for the initial alignment.
I would second the suggestion (Which it looks like you are doing anyway) to join a local club and have a look through some members scopes to get an idea of what appeals to you.
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