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.
You think I'm still early? That gives me hope. What do you think about ShadowCash?
please take his advice serious " research, research and more research", that includes to not rely on other people opinions.
There are too much scammers and fanboys out there.
If you ever came to a coin where it is claimed to be premined, do the reasearch. If it was, skip it.
Sometimes there are also false claims, so the research with multiple sources is important.
Mining is not profitable for the most people anymore. You get faster on the Track with buying directly.
I had written something you might find useful:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1089353.msg11714544#msg11714544if you find this usefull i can lead you to some more content to speed up your search for information sources.
greetings