well... an acoustic guitar isn't that hard of an instrument to learn. a basic chord / theory book is more than enough.
as for brand, like any other instrument used for learning
it does not matter. the important thing is that it stays in tune and plays well 'enough' to learn on. wait until you know how to play and what you want from your instrument before starting to look at specific makes and models.
also, get a job, or at least plan to someday sooner than later. not a single person wants to hear an 'artiste' whining about how all their hard 'work' is going unnoticed by society because no one is 'supporting' them or how they're being 'held down by the man/government' because they 'can't' afford anything.
GB also has some excellent acoustic guitar tips in this thread once you've got a budget going -
http://www.musicbanter.com/talk-inst...c-guitars.html (the one just a few notches down on the same page as this one...)