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Lots of good advice already dished out so I will stick with the standard quote that I have not read in the post yet...
The best scope for you is the one that you will use...small or large does not matter so much as how often you are going to use it.
A well made smaller scope that you use all of the time will bring you lots of enjoyment...don't forget that most of the scopes used by the early pioneers of Astronomy would be considered small and poorly made today and think about all of the wonders that they discovered...there are lots and lots and lots of things that you can see and explore in a small scope...
Do seek out a group of scope owners and look through their scopes before you buy anything...you may find that what you really want to see is different than what you think you want to see now...
Saving for a bigger scope is a fine thing but even with a bigger scope, we all get "apertue fever" anyway...so look through some scopes and get stuck into it...from your post I gather that you are still young enough to have many years of scope ownership ahead of you if you decide to stay with it...you can always "upsize" after you have had a bit more experience...
Cheers
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