Any photographers help me please!

So I have been wanting a camera for a while now. I’m no where near experienced with them and impulsively bought one today for $105. I got the Kodak pixpro fz152 and I am returning it tomorrow. My budget as of right now is $100 but seeing as how this camera gave off grainy pictures and lagged, I will be saving up and doing a little more in depth research, but are there any photographers on here with any advice for beginners. I would love to do personal photography to capture the beauty of nature as well as moments and just life in general, but I have no idea what camera to start with. I would also like to stay in the $200 range ideally.