The Simplest way to record acoustic guitar/vocals

I'm no musician, but I have a MBP C2D and I want to record my grandpa playing guitar and singing with GB. He won't be around forever and all I want to do is preserve some of his music for our family.
Can someone please tell me what I need to acomplish this? He doesn't even have an electric acoustic so we'll have to buy a pickup for it because he insists on using his guitar.
I don't have a lot of money to spend after buying the MBP so just let me know what the essentials are for this one.
Thanks in advance!

Assuming you have the mic already, we can easily stay under $100.
This Behringer Mixer is about $30.
If you don't have a mic, then take a look at this Studio Condenser Mic with USB Output for about $80 (nothing else needed)
And of course there's the mic built-in to the laptop, but quality there will be lacking.

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