I just purchased the PS Elements and Premiere Elements combo (no cloud subscription required) as well, I also use Bridge (free) as my front end. Easy enough to learn and use. I also have the FILMORA Wondershare 9 and the PRO versions. Please with them as well. My laptop (Dell G3) just went belly up for the second time this year, so looking for respectable photo/video laptop for replacement.
Some folks will gravitate toward the big $$ higher end video editors. Something on a smaller scaler would be recommended if just beginning. Just be sure 4K is able to be accepted as many people are now using the 4K as standard.
I heard about FILMORA as well, apparently the free version has a giant watermark that's in the video. I guess they really want you to pay for to it ?