Is it too late for me to upgrade?

Overview:
I bought my MacBook (13.3 inch, Black) late June of 2007, making it a little over 5 years old.
My OS X is currently 10.4.11 and hasn't been upgraded in, obviously, years.
Of course it annoyed me that I couldn't download certain things or upgrade my applications but, I put up with it because I thought it would be too much of a hassle to go to the Apple store and buy it - plus did I really need to spend how ever many dollars to change something that worked fine enough? So, the years went by....
Recently, I have needed to buy programs and software that require 10.5 or newer (for example, I just recieved a new iTouch as a gift) and I am sort of panicking.
Now, I was under the impression I wouldn't be able to upgrade to 10.5 because the newer Macbooks have a new Intel chip... or something like that, I can't remember what I read exactly, so it wasn't compatiable anyway. Maybe I read it wrong or the person was mistaken or I misunderstood (that tends to happen a lot with me) or etc.
I know that I cannot buy the 10.5 disk at the Apple store anymore and that I will need to buy it on ebay or amazon or some other seller.
But, I am still worried that I will not be able to upgrade my OS, and there is no room in my budget to buy a new computer.
Can someone help quell my worried mind? Haha.
One more thing - if I AM able to upgrade to a higher OS X, can I just skip to the most recent one? Or is there some way I can buy a bundle of the past OS Xs and by pass all this nonsense of having things not work for me because I am not fully up-to-date and possibly save some money?
Thank you in advanced!

Hello, you could do 10.5.x with a Retail Install Disc, but expensive.
Leopard requirements/10.5.x...
    * Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor
minimum system requirements
    * 512MB of memory (I say 1.5GB for PPC at least, 2-3GB minimum for IntelMacs)
    * DVD drive for installation
    * 9GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)
Classic/OS9 Apps no longer supported.
Trouble is Apple no longer sells it, check eBay & such for the Retail version, not the Gray Discs...
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mac+os+x+leopard+retail+10.5
Snow Leopard/10.6.x Requirements...
General requirements
   * Mac computer with an Intel processor
    * 1GB of memory (I say 4GB at least, more if you can afford it)
    * 5GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)
    * DVD drive for installation
    * Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
    * Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.
Which apps work with Mac OS X 10.6?...
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
It's been pulled from the online store, so you have to call Apple to buy it, last I heard.
Lion/10.7 is gone apparently, & 10.8 is not so great.

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