Can't upgrade past 10.6.8 - how do I get the best out of my mac?

Hi everyone,
This is my first ever time posting in this community since purchasing my Mac in 2008, it's been that good!
My problem is that I currently live in Peru (from Australia). Macs are ridiculously over-priced here in this country and because I live on savings, upgrading at this time is not going to happen. I'm building a website for my business and because Safari 5 is so out of date, it's not showing the site properly when I make changes (using wordpress). In addition, my computer is very slow and I have regular meetings with the spinning ball of death.
I've tried to clear out as much junk from the computer as I can to speed it up and I am now looking at installing Firefox because of the Safari issues, which is going to just add more bloat to an already sluggish system.
I ran an EtreCheck on my system and I'm hoping one of the good people in the Mac community may be able to tell me if there are any glaring issues/viruses etc that stand out which could be causing me any problems? I've done as much as I can within my limited knowledge of soft and hardware Heregoes...Thank you in advance!
Problem description:
Slow Mac 10.6.8
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 18 March 2015 5:24:44 PM GMT-05:00
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook (13-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
    MacBook - model: MacBook4,1
    1 2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
    1 GB RAM
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            512 MB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM1
            512 MB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 408
Video Information: ℹ️
    GMA X3100 - VRAM: 144 MB
        Color LCD 1280 x 800
        spdisplays_display_connector
System Software: ℹ️
    Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Time since boot: 0:27:40
Disk Information: ℹ️
    FUJITSU MHY2120BH disk0 : (111.79 GB)
        - (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        [redacted] HD (disk0s2) / : 119.69 GB (28.04 GB free)
USB Information: ℹ️
    Micron Built-in iSight
    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.Huawei.driver.HuaweiDataCardDriver (2.9.7) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.olympus.CamBlockCommandsDeviceUP (1.0.0) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    org.samba.winbindd.plist [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.torch.update.agent.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
    [loaded]    com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeard.plist [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    org.eyebeam.SelfControl.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application  (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.3.7  [Click for support]
    AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 [Click for support]
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
    iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player  [Click for support]
    Flip4Mac WMV  [Click for support]
    Perian  [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         2%    WebProcess
         2%    WindowServer
         1%    Safari
         1%    ps
         0%    SystemUIServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    152 MB    WebProcess
    61 MB    Safari
    44 MB    WindowServer
    37 MB    PluginProcess
    35 MB    Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    36 MB    Free RAM
    511 MB    Active RAM
    257 MB    Inactive RAM
    268 MB    Wired RAM
    429 MB    Page-ins
    58 MB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 18, 2015, 04:54:12 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TorchUpdater_2015-03-18-165412_[redacted].crash
    Mar 18, 2015, 04:54:12 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/TorchUpdater_2015-03-18-165412_[redacted].crash
    Mar 18, 2015, 04:53:42 PM    Self test - passed
    Mar 18, 2015, 03:42:12 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TorchUpdater_2015-03-18-154212_[redacted].crash
    Mar 18, 2015, 03:42:12 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/TorchUpdater_2015-03-18-154212_[redacted].crash
    Mar 18, 2015, 03:12:20 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TorchUpdater_2015-03-18-151220_[redacted].crash
    Mar 18, 2015, 03:12:20 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/TorchUpdater_2015-03-18-151220_[redacted].crash
    Mar 18, 2015, 02:41:43 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/TorchUpdater_2015-03-18-144143_[redacted].crash
    Mar 18, 2015, 02:41:43 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TorchUpdater_2015-03-18-144143_[redacted].crash
    Mar 18, 2015, 02:11:58 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/TorchUpdater_2015-03-18-141158_[redacted].crash
    Mar 18, 2015, 02:11:58 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TorchUpdater_2015-03-18-141158_[redacted].crash

Upgrading to Mountain Lion
To upgrade to Mountain Lion you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Purchase a redemption code at the Online Apple Store: OS X Mountain Lion. Mountain Lion is $19.99 plus tax. Use the code to redeem a download of Mountain Lion from the App Store. The file is quite large, over 4 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
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       Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
         1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later.
         2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model
             Identifier 5,1 or later.
         3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later.
         4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later.
         5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later.
         6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later.
         7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later.
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
     Are my applications compatible?
         See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
Upgrading to Yosemite
You can upgrade to Yosemite from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Yosemite can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE.
Upgrading to Yosemite
To upgrade to Yosemite you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download Yosemite from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Yosemite is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
    OS X Mavericks/Yosemite- System Requirements
      Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Yosemite
         1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
         2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
         3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
         5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
     Are my applications compatible?
         See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mavericks, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion at the Online Apple Store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax.  It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
     Lion System Requirements
       1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
           or Xeon processor
       2. 2GB of memory
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