"that will not rust very eazy"
Why recommend a plain carbon steel like 1095 or 52100, or even D2? These are all excellent steels, but this is not what was asked. Plus, we have a person who admits to knowing little about knives. This tells me he/she is not likely to spend a bunch of money on a nice custom. This even leaves the highly recommended(and excellent) Dozier knives out of the price consideration.
I am going to recommend a Spyderco Moran drop point. This is a knife that fits the bill. It is the right size(and light as a feather), ground from an excellent Stainless steel(VG10), is set up for multiple carry options, and can be found anywhere for $50-60. Of all the expensive custom knives I have, this Spyderco gets carried and used the most, and I would recommend it to anyone. That super thin flat ground VG10 blade just cuts and cuts and keeps on cutting!