I heard good stuff about the Squier these days. I think your making the right decision.. You'll get GAS soon enough with out any pushing.. I thiink it helps if you have knowledge of guitar and guitar music when you go to up grade. You sound taste and style of guitar may change as you get better. I looked through a couple dozen reviews about Squire and saw only 3 reviews that were less then 5 star.. Those 3 were 4 star..
Also try as many guitars as you can..
Good Luck learning guitar..