Welcome to the community mate.

My advice would be to do research, research and more research before stepping into something. Don't rush this - it's a very important part and will save you from getting burned by the vast number of scams.

 For me, mining isn't worth it right now - if you insist on it then pick a new coin and take a gamble - I did that with Xcoin which became DRK and got lucky (but I did plenty of research first). Nowadays I'm trading the shitcoins and hodling those that I think have potential - who knows where it will lead in the next few years.

You're still early to the game.