I have one of these
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/gar...4-trolley-jack but I got mine in a sale about 18 months ago for £39.99.
It can lift the car high enough to put it on the first stop of the axle stands, then you attach the high lift part and it will lift high enough to go to the axle stands max height.
For axle stands, a friend managed to get me 4 from the local sunday market for £10.