I don't want to be wasting all my time trying to find
things.

Why do you want a telescope? If you only want to see stuff, then you can
see a lot more on the web or in a book. Another option is to check out your
local astro club(s), and attend their public events. You will, in all
probability, get some great views through other people's scopes. In any
case, I think you should wade into this slowly, and figure out what type of
scope you want/need, and how big, by looking through a bunch of them.

Dennis (who loves wasting his time trying to find things - except my keys)