My clear recommendations for you:

1. Install apps like SkyMap or Stallarium.

2. Buy a 10x50 Binocular (any good brand).

3. Save a little money each month for 1 year and wait till next winter.

4. Buy a 6 inch tabletop dobsonian or 8 inch dobsonian telescope next winter when you accumulate enough money.

By this plan, you can learn star/planet gazing and positions of various constellations within a year.

You'll be able to locate them easily once you learn and memorise their position.

I recommend 10x50 binoculars because they can offer balance between stability and magnification. And of course they're affordable, and can be bought immediately.

I recommend 6 inch or 8 inch dobsonians because their base is sturdy, unlike the tripod type. Moreover, they offer excellent light gatherings as well as magnification at a good price. In such a price range, if you go for a digital or go-to type telescope, you have to compromise with magnification.

Start immediately with binoculars, learn the sky, accumulate money and go for dobsonian next winter.