I'm still working with snow leopard, now maverick is on offer - do I need to upgrade to lion first?

Just got the offer to upgrade 'for free' to maverick - the catch is it only works if you have lion. I have snow leopard. Any thoughts and recommendations?
I'm getting confused here what is a good idea for an upgrade and what isn't. I don't want to end up not being able to use applications because the OS have moved on I didn't upgrade in time to whatever OS that makes sense.
I'm also reluctant to change OS because I don't want to upset the apple cart. All is working well at the moment, I don't need disruptions to any programmes. I also have a Macbook Air that needs to communicate seemlessly with my Macbook Pro. So I cannot afford to mess them around with upgrades.
Any helpful hints or links appreciated.

Thanks for the explanation WZZZ!
Since the laptop is about the only real piece of kit that I use for work and communication its not just down to money. I need it to work...
Tried to figure out what I can or cannot upgrade - unfortunately I couldn't find my receipt to check when I actually bought my Macbook. I have therefore copied the basic info about my laptop here - does this tell me what I could theoretically upgrade to?
Hardware Overview:
  Model Name:          MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier:          MacBookPro5,4
  Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:          2.53 GHz
  Number Of Processors:          1
  Total Number Of Cores:          2
  L2 Cache:          3 MB
  Memory:          4 GB
  Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
  Boot ROM Version:          MBP53.00AC.B03
  SMC Version (system):          1.49f2
  Serial Number (system):          W8******7XJ
  Hardware UUID:          ****
  Sudden Motion Sensor:
  State:          Enabled
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