Daylia, the Elixirs are worth the money. Get the "original" kind, the Polyweb (as opposed to Nanoweb). You should be able to find them a few bucks cheaper, but I would buy them. The squeak reduction is highly habit-forming. And most players can get six months out of a set easily. I got new Elixirs for all my instruments last summer cause I was going back to school and knew I'd be broke. There is now competition from other premium-priced strings in the 15-25 range, but I haven't much liked the premium Martin SP's by comparison. Cause you really get used to that squeak reduction which the Martins don't have.
Naturally, having said what I said about LaSiDos, I found one I really liked yesterday, a Norman B-20 that a friend of mine just bought, used and nicely broken in, for $200 Cdn. Good deal, yes.
Enjoy your new friend! Careful of that cedar top, don't lend it to Ani DiFranco.