We bought all the supplies for under $250 thanks to a friend who helped me get them at cost...hooray! There is no need to pull up the old floor, which is the most important thing to me, and we can just lay the adhesive, stick on a tile and move on to the next one.
Here is a picture of the tiles laid out:

I am not sure if I am happier to get this stack out of the spot it has inhabited for 8 months now or if I want to see the floor done:



















