Help me please!

One of the gifts I received for Christmas is some money to start buying all the sewing supplies I need to get started with using my new sewing machine. I have been looking online and researching but have no clue what any of this stuff is. Does anybody have any hints as to what would be the best stuff to get me started?????? A couple people I have ran into in the stores have told me a few things, but I didn't know what they were talking about. All I have is the sewing machine and the manual that goes with it. I have never turned it on and don't have any clue what I am doing :):) AHHHH!!! I need help bad!